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Mike
I had put together an Excel spreadsheet to calculate separation (with the
help of the list, Alex and his Meesus book). The second part of the
spreadsheet introduces the affect of refraction to take it from
no-atmosphere to what you should measure with a sextant.
I would be happy to provide you with the spreadsheet off-list and some of
the supporting documents/formulas in MSW if you wish.
Bill
> I have looked through the archives but have been
> unable to find the way to calculate predicted
> inter-stellar, interplanetary,
> stellar/planetary/lunar/solar etc distances.
>
> If someone could point me in the right direction I
> would be grateful. I assume that one is simply solving
> a spherical triangle but when i try to sort it out I
> get confused.
>
> I'd also appreciate guidance on correcting for
> refraction and limb/HP/SD in this regard.
