16 – 45 DETERMINE GHA Y , INCREMENTS, SHA & DECLINATION OF REGULUS, ARCTURUS &

DUBHE THRU NAUTICAL ALMANAC DATED NOV. 15, 2018 @ 0630 LMT ON DR PSN 29°42.2 N
037 02.5 W COURSE 000° , SPEED 12 KNOTS , HEIGHT OF EYE 2 METERS. SEXTANT IE + 0.3.
FIND LHA, HO, HC, ZN

REGULUS ARCTURUS DUBHE

SEXTANT ALTITUDE 70° 48.7 27° 09.0 55° 18.4
I.E ERROR 0.3 0.3 0.3
DIP - 2 Meters -2.5 -2.5 -2.5
ALTITUDE CORRECTION -0.3 -1.9 -0.7
TRUE ALTITUDE (HO) 70° 46.2 27° 05.0 55° 15.5
08H 28M 15S 08H 30M 30S 08H 32M 15S

DECLINATION 11° 52.7 N 19° 05.5N 61°38.8

SHA 207° 39.7 145° 52.6 193°47.5
GHA Y 15 Nov 18’ 0800 174° 21.6 174° 21.6 174° 21.6
INCREMENTS 28’15’ 7° 04.9 7° 38.8 8° 05.1
GHA of STAR 389° 06.2
ASSUMED LONGITUDE 037° 02.5 W 037° 02.5 W 037° 02.5 W
LHA 352° 03.7 290° 50.5 339° 11.7
What is the formula to obtain LHA?
LHA = GHA – Longitude (if Long is West)
LHA = GHA + Longitude (if Long is East)

46 – 70 CALCULATE HC & ZN BY INTERCEPT METHOD OR GET DATA ON HO 249 SELECTED

STARS

SIN( 29° 42.2) x SIN (11° 52.7) + COS (29° 42.2) x COS (11° 52.7) x COS (352° 03.7) = Shift Sin =
Degrees sign

Sin-1(Sin(Latitude) x Sin(declination) + Cos(Latitude) x Cos(declination) x Cos(LHA)

SIN ZN = (SIN 352° 03.7 x COS 11° 52.7) /COS HC 70°42.3

Cos-1((Sin(declination) – Sin(Latitude) x Sin(Hc)) / (Cos(Latitude) x Cos(Hc)

REGULUS ARCTURUS DUBHE

TIME 08 : 28’ 15” 08: 30’ 30” 08: 32’ 15”
AZIMUTH 156 082 017
T/ALTITUDE (HO) 70°46.2 27°04.9 55°15.5
CALCULATED (HC) 70°42.3 27°00.5 55°15.1
INTERCEPT 3.9T 4.5T 00.4
TIME DIFFERENCE 1’ 45” 0’30” 2’15”
DISTANCE RUN 0.35MI 0.45MI
29 40.4 N
036°57’W