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Nao Concise Sight Reduction Form: Date & UT of Observation Body Estimated Latitude & Longitude

1. The document contains a sight reduction form used to calculate the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies. It provides the date, time, assumed latitude, longitude, and other data needed for the calculations. 2. A series of steps are followed to determine values like the Greenwich hour angle, local hour angle, altitude, and azimuth using tables and corrections. 3. The final calculated altitude is 55°48.0' and the true azimuth is 15.7°, based on observations of Arcturus made on June 18, 2015 at 09:20:03 from a location at 25°42'S, 155°16'E.

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Nao Concise Sight Reduction Form: Date & UT of Observation Body Estimated Latitude & Longitude

1. The document contains a sight reduction form used to calculate the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies. It provides the date, time, assumed latitude, longitude, and other data needed for the calculations. 2. A series of steps are followed to determine values like the Greenwich hour angle, local hour angle, altitude, and azimuth using tables and corrections. 3. The final calculated altitude is 55°48.0' and the true azimuth is 15.7°, based on observations of Arcturus made on June 18, 2015 at 09:20:03 from a location at 25°42'S, 155°16'E.

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NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM

Date & UT of observation

Body

Estimated Latitude & Longitude

2015 Febraury 4, UT 06h 32m

Schedar

Lat

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

Long

53N

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

=
=

53
5

00.0'
13.9'

N
E

Dec

=
=
=

56
224
8

37.4'
05.4'
01.3'

SHA
GHA = GHA Aries + SHA
Assumed longitude

SHA
GHA
Long

=
=
=

349
221
5

39.4'
46.1'
13.9'

LHA = GHA + Long


2 Reduction table, 1st entry
(Lat, LHA) = (53, 227)

LHA

227

00.0'

26

07.0'

26

Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec

B
Dec
F

=
=
=

-27
56
29

12.0'
37.4'
25.4'

Z1

-49.4

4 Reduction table, 2nd entry


(A, F) = (26, 29)

25

50.0'

P
Z2

=
=

1 From the almanac:


GHA Aries (h)
Increment
(m s)

5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry


(F', P) = (25', 61)

corr1
Sum

=
=

corr2

Sum
Z1
Z2

=
=
=

26
-49.4
76.3

Z = Z1 + Z2

26.9

True Azimuth

Zn

26.9

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


(A', Z2) = (7', 76)
7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2
8 Azimuth, 1st component

005E

26

22.0'
12.0'
-02.0'
10.0'

A'

07'

29

F'

25'

61
76.3

Z2

76

NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM


Date & UT of observation

Body

Estimated Latitude & Longitude

2015 Febraury 4, UT 06h 32m

Schedar

Lat

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

=
=

53
5

00.0'
13.9'

N
E

Dec

=
=
=

56
224
8

37.4'
05.4'
01.3'

SHA
GHA = GHA Aries + SHA
Assumed longitude

SHA
GHA
Long

=
=
=

349
221
5

39.4'
46.1'
13.9'

LHA = GHA + Long


2 Reduction table, 1st entry
(Lat, LHA) = (53, 227)

LHA

227

00.0'

26

07.0'

Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec

B
Dec
F

=
=
=

-27
56
29

12.0'
37.4'
25.4'

4 Reduction table, 2nd entry


(A, F) = (26, 29)

25

50.0'

5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry


(F', P) = (25, 61)

corr1
Sum

=
=

corr2

Sum
Z1
Z2

=
=
=

25
-49.4
76.3

Z = Z1 + Z2

26.9

True Azimuth

Zn

26.9

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


(A', Z2) = (7', 76)
7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2
8 Azimuth, 1st component

005E

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

1 From the almanac:


GHA Aries 06h
Increment
32m 00s

Long

53N

25

22.0'
28.0'
-02.0'
26.0'

26

A'

07'

Z1

-49.4

29

F'

25'

P
Z2

=
=

61
76.3

Z2

76

NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM


Date & UT of observation

Body

2015 July 29, UT 04h 50m

Vega

Estimated Latitude & Longitude


Lat

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

=
=

15
151

00.0'
39.0'

S
W

Dec

=
=
=

38
6
12

48.2'
29.7'
32.1'

SHA
GHA = GHA Aries + SHA
Assumed longitude

SHA
GHA
Long

=
=
=

80
99
151

37.6'
39.4'
39.4'

LHA = GHA + Long


2 Reduction table, 1st entry
(Lat, LHA) = (15, 308)

LHA

308

00.0'

49

34.0'

Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec

B
Dec
F

=
=
=

66
38
27

29.0'
48.2'
40.8'

4 Reduction table, 2nd entry


(A, F) = (50, 28)

17

34.0'

5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry


(F', P) = (41', 37)

corr1
Sum

=
=

corr2

Sum
Z1
Z2

=
=
=

17
71.7
67.8

Z = Z1 + Z2

139.5

True Azimuth

Zn

40.5

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


(A', Z2) = (34', 68)
7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2
8 Azimuth, 1st component

152W

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

1 From the almanac:


GHA Aries 04h
Increment
50m 00s

Long

15S

17

-11.0'
23.0'
10.0'
33.0'

50

A'

34'

Z1

71.7

28

F'

41'

P
Z2

=
=

37
67.8

Z2

68

NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM


Date & UT of observation

Body

2015 July 10, UT 16h 35m 57s

Sun

Estimated Latitude & Longitude


Lat

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

Long

1445'N

03225'W

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

1 From the almanac:


Declination (h)
d'corr
(m)

=
=

15
32

00.0'
39.0'

N
W

=
=

22

12.7'
-0.2

=
=
=

22
58
8

12.5'
39.7'
59.3'

0.3'

Declination (corrected)
GHA
(h)
Increment
(m s)

Dec

GHA (corrected)
Assumed longitude
LHA = GHA + Long

GHA
Long
LHA

=
=

67
32
35

39.0'
39.0'
00.0'

A
B

=
=

33
71

39.0'
53.0'

A
Z1

=
=

34
79.7

A'

39'

Dec
F

=
=

22
94

12.5'
05.5'

94

F'

06'

55

48.0'

P
Z2

=
=

6
-7.1

Z2

-7

2 Reduction table, 1st entry


(Lat, LHA) = (15, 35)
Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec
4 Reduction table, 2nd entry
(A, F) = (34, 94)
5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry
(F', P) = (6', 6)

corr1
Sum

=
=

(A', Z2) = (39', -7)


7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2

corr2

Sum

56

8 Azimuth, 1st component


Z = Z1 + Z2

Z1
Z2
Z

=
=
=

79.7
-7.1
72.6

True Azimuth

Zn

287.4

55

-01.0'
47.0'

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


21.0'
08.0'

Lat
Dec
LHA
Hc
Z (Cos)
Zn

14
22
35

45 N
12.5 N
6

55 58.09657
72.02928
287.9707

14.75
22.20833
35.1
55.96828

NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM


Date & UT of observation

Body

Estimated Latitude & Longitude

2015 June 18, UT 09h 20m 03s

Arcturus

Lat

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

Long

2542'S

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

=
=

26
155

00.0'
46.8'

S
E

Dec

=
=
=

19
41
5

06.3'
17.3'
01.6'

SHA
GHA = GHA Aries + SHA
Assumed longitude

SHA
GHA
Long

=
=
=

145
192
155

54.3'
13.2'
46.8'

LHA = GHA + Long


2 Reduction table, 1st entry
(Lat, LHA) = (26, 348)

LHA

348

00.0'

10

46.0'

11

Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec

B
Dec
F

=
=
=

63
-19
44

30.0'
06.3'
23.7'

Z1

84.7

4 Reduction table, 2nd entry


(A, F) = (11, 44)

43

00.0'

P
Z2

=
=

1 From the almanac:


GHA Aries (h)
Increment
(m s)

5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry


(F', P) = (24', 75)

corr1
Sum

=
=

corr2

Sum
Z1
Z2

=
=
=

43
84.7
79.6

Z = Z1 + Z2

164.3

True Azimuth

Zn

15.7

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


(A', Z2) = (46', 80)
7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2
8 Azimuth, 1st component

15516'E

43

23.0'
23.0'
02.0'
25.0'

A'

46'

44

F'

24'

75
79.6

Z2

80

NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM


Date & UT of observation

Body

Estimated Latitude & Longitude

2015 June 18, UT 09h 25m 58s

Antares

Lat

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

Long

2542'S

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

=
=

26
155

00.0'
47.9'

S
E

Dec

=
=
=

26
41
6

27.8'
17.3'
30.6'

SHA
GHA = GHA Aries + SHA
Assumed longitude

SHA
GHA
Long

=
=
=

112
160
155

24.2'
12.1'
47.9'

LHA = GHA + Long


2 Reduction table, 1st entry
(Lat, LHA) = (26, 316)

LHA

316

00.0'

38

38.0'

39

Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec

B
Dec
F

=
=
=

55
26
82

52.0'
27.8'
19.8'

Z1

67.1

4 Reduction table, 2nd entry


(A, F) = (39, 82)

50

19.0'

P
Z2

=
=

1 From the almanac:


GHA Aries (h)
Increment
(m s)

5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry


(F', P) = (20', 10)

corr1
Sum

=
=

corr2

Sum
Z1
Z2

=
=
=

50
67.1
12.6

Z = Z1 + Z2

79.7

True Azimuth

Zn

100.3

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


(A', Z2) = (38', 13)
7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2
8 Azimuth, 1st component

15516'E

50

03.0'
22.0'
21.0'
43.0'

A'

38'

82

F'

20'

10
12.6

Z2

13

NAO CONCISE SIGHT REDUCTION FORM


Date & UT of observation

Body

Estimated Latitude & Longitude

2015 June 18, UT 09h 32m 01s

Rasalhague

Step
Assumed latitude
Assumed longitude

Lat

Long

2542'S

Calculate Altitude & Azimuth


Lat
Long

=
=

26
155

00.0'
36.3'

S
E

Dec

=
=
=

12
41
8

33.2'
17.3'
01.6'

SHA
GHA = GHA Aries + SHA
Assumed longitude

SHA
GHA
Long

=
=
=

96
145
155

04.8'
23.7'
36.3'

LHA = GHA + Long


2 Reduction table, 1st entry
(Lat, LHA) = (26, 301)

LHA

301

00.0'

50

23.0'

50

Record A, B and Z1
3 From Step 1
F = B + Dec

B
Dec
F

=
=
=

46
-12
34

34.0'
33.2'
00.8'

Z1

53.9

4 Reduction table, 2nd entry


(A, F) = (50, 34)

21

04.0'

P
Z2

=
=

1 From the almanac:


GHA Aries (h)
Increment
(m s)

5 Auxilliary table, 1st entry


(F', P) = (1', 35)

corr1
Sum

=
=

corr2

Sum
Z1
Z2

=
=
=

20
53.9
62.7

Z = Z1 + Z2

116.6

True Azimuth

Zn

63.4

6 Auxilliary table, 2nd entry


(A', Z2) = (23', 63)
7 Calculated Altitude
Hc = H + corr1 + corr2
8 Azimuth, 1st component

15516'E

21

01.0'
05.0'
-10.0'
55.0'

A'

23'

34

F'

01'

35
62.7

Z2

63

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