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Re: Ocean Navigator Online

From: Mike Burkes (no email)
Date: Fri Jul 01 2005 - 11:29:56 EDT

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    Thanks Peter, Our answers are in agreement!
    Mike Burkes
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Peter Fogg
      To:
      Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:57 PM
      Subject: Re: Ocean Navigator Online

      "From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:]
      On Behalf Of Mike Burkes
      Sent: Monday, 11 April 2005 12:39 AM
      To:
      Subject: Ocean Navigator Online

      HI folks! Would like to see complete solution to this problem and thanks!
      Mike Burkes
      http://www.oceannavigator.com/site/csrv/content.asp?id=4363"

      Tues 18 Mars (2003)
      Sun Upper Limb
      07h 30m 17s watch time
         +08m watch 8m slow
      07h 38m 17s zone time
      +8h +8h West time zone
      15h 38m 17s GMT 18 Mars (2003)
      234d 34' time to arc
      177d 58' + Sun GHA
      052d 32 GHA
      125d 30 - DR long
      287d 02 LHA
      N36d 00 DR lat
      S00d 57 Dec
       13d 08 Computed alt

      13d 55 Sext alt
        - 05 dip (25 foot)
        - 01 ind corr
      13d 49 app alt
        - 20 alt corr
      13d 29 obs alt

      T21 intercept
      101d azimuth

      One sight is not enough for a fix, but can lead to an estimated position of
      N35d 56' W125d 05'.

      The link to the solution contains no relevant data, so I don't know what the
      official answer is.


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