Corrections to a sextant observation

Sun Stars
2.0 Dip / Height of Eye in meters 2.8
15.9' Semi-Diameter *

° ' ° '
52° .0' Sextant Altitude 36° 22.2'
.0' instrument error ** 2.9'
.0' index error -1.6'
52° .0' Observed Altitude 36° 23.5'

-2.5' dip -3.0'

-.8' refraction -1.3'
.1' parallax ( Sun )
15.9' semidiameter ( Sun )

52° 12.7' True Altitude 36° 19.2'

Semi-Diameter * Sun : lower limb

Lower limb observation: January + 16.3

the Semi-Diameter should February + 16.2
be added ( positive ) March + 16.1
April + 15.9
May + 15.8
Upper limb observation:
June + 15.7
the Semi-Diameter
July + 15.7
should be subtracted
(negative) August + 15.8
September + 15.9
October + 16.0
November + 16.2
December + 16.3

** Instrument error : correction of sextants for errors of eccentricity and graduation

 Sun Stars Sun
LHA calculation LHA calculation Declination calculation

Tab GHA 224° 47.8' Tab GHA Ɣ 15° 14.5' Tabulated Dec. 20° 47.5' n

minutes of minutes of minutes of

8m 28 s 44 m 12 s 23 m 45 s
increment increment increment

v correction factor SHA 10° 1.0' d correction factor .5'

assumed assumed
133° 40.1' e 12° 15.0' e
longitude longitude

degrees minutes degrees minutes

GHA 224° 47.8' Tab GHA Ɣ 15° 14.5' Declination 20° 47.5

GHA
increment 2° 7.0' 11° 4.8' d correction factor 0.2
Increment

v pp .0' SHA 10° 1.0'

final GHA 226° 54.8' final GHA 36° 20.3'

assumed assumed
133° 40.1' e 12° 15.0' e
longitude longitude

LHA ° 34.9' LHA 48° 35.3' Declination 20° 47.7' N

Pe/w = ° 34.9' W Pe/w = 48° 35.3' W

436521200.xlsx - LHA - declination

436521200.xlsx - LHA - declination
Altitude & Azimuth
calculations
solutions of the navigation triangle

Latitude = 13° 30.4' n

Declination = 8° 22.9' n
L.H.A. = 38° 21.2'

Polar Angle E/W 38° 21.2' w

computed altitude 52° 2.2'

Azimuth 266.3°

Altitude
asin[(sin(lat) * sin(dec) + cos(lat) * cos(dec) * cosLHA)]

sine latitude 0.23356

sine declination 0.14577
multipl. 0.03405

cosine latitude 0.97234

cosine declination 0.98932
cosine LHA 0.78420
multipl. 0.75437

algebr. sum 0.78841

computed altitude 52.0373°

Azimuth tables :
AT1 -3.0
AT2 2.4
AT1 + AT2 -0.7
Z 86.3
 Meridian Passage
( Noon Sight )

a quick method of getting the latitude

Declination = 8° 22.9' n

True Altitude = 52° 2.2'

Latitude 46° 20.7' n