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Azimuth and Amplitude
Azimuth and Amplitude
Azimuth and Amplitude
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Azimuth = tan 1
C cosLat.
Azimuth is expressed in quadrantal notation and in the form:
N or S Azimuth E or W
sinLHA
AZ = tan 1
tanDec.cosLat. cosLHAsinLat.
(South value is entered as negative value)
Approx. LMT 17th 08h 00m 00s Chronometer 17th 11h 15m 52s
Long. (W) 3h 30m 00s Error 2m 20s
Approx. UT 17th 11h 30m 00s UT 17th 11h 18m 12s
Long. (W) 3h 30m 00s
LMT 7h 48m12s
sinLHA
AZ = tan 1
tanDec.cosLat. cosLHAsinLat.
sin297 10.6
= tan 1
tan1042 cos4730 cos29710.6 sin4730
= S76.8=
E 103.2 T
True Bearing 103.2 T Compass Error 31.8 W
Compass Bearing 135.0 C Variation 20 W
Compass Error 31.8 W Deviation 11.8 W
SHA 5324.2
GHA 33922.1
Longitude (E) 8015.0
41937.1
36000.0
LHA 5937.1
tanLat. tan3230
=A = = 0.37N
tanLHA tan5937.1 A 0.37 N
B 1.77 S
tanDec. tan5654.2 C 1.40 S
=B = = 1.77 S
sinLHA sin5937.1
1 1 1 1
= =
Azimuth tan C cosLat. tan 1.40 cos3230
= S040.3 W = 220.3 T
sinLHA
AZ = tan 1
tanDec.cosLat. cosLHAsinLat.
sin248 37.3
= tan 1
tan6142.0 cos3445 cos24837.3 sin3445
= N28.2 E
= 028.2 T
tanLat. tan3445
=A = = 0.27N
tanLHA tan24837.3 A 0.27 N
B 1.99 N
tanDec. tan6142.0 C 2.26 N
=B = = 1.99 N
sinLHA sin24837.3
1 1 1 1
= =
Azimuth tan C cosLat. tan 2.26 cos3445
= N28.3=
E 028.3 T
tanLat. tan1418
=A = = 0.04S
tanLHA tan8140.4 A 0.04 S
B 0.44 S
tanDec. tan2317.1 C 0.48 S
=B = = 0.44S
sinLHA sin8140.4
1 1 1 1
= =
AZ tan C cosLat tan 0.48 cos1418
= S65.1 W
= 245.1 T
sinDeclination
Amplitude =
cosLatitude
Example 5 On 18th July 2008, in position 5030N, 2015W, the sun rose bearing
080 by compass, variation 10 W. Find compass error and compass
deviation:
UT 18d 05h30m
sinDec. sin2057.3
= sin 1
Amplitude = sin 1 = E34.2N
cosLat. cos5030.0
Example 6 On 17th April 2008, in position 4845S, 15805E, the sun rose
bearing 067 by compass, variation 24 E. Find compass error and
compass deviation:
UT 16 20h10m
d
sinDeclination 1 sin1028.7
= sin 1
Amplitude = sin cos4845.0= E 16 N
cosLatitude
Example 7 On 25th October 2008, in position 3045S, 16015E, the sun set
bearing 250 by compass, variation 14 E. Find deviation for the
ships head:
sinDec. sin1215.6
= sin 1 =
Amplitude sin 1 = W 14.3 S
cosLat. cos3045.0