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Compass Error Computation Guide

This document contains information about computing compass errors using observations of the sun/moon and a star (Aldebaran). It provides the latitude, longitude, local mean time, gyro repeater readings, and resulting calculations of true and magnetic headings, gyro errors, compass errors, and compass deviations.

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Compass Error Computation Guide

This document contains information about computing compass errors using observations of the sun/moon and a star (Aldebaran). It provides the latitude, longitude, local mean time, gyro repeater readings, and resulting calculations of true and magnetic headings, gyro errors, compass errors, and compass deviations.

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COMPASS ERROR COMPUTATION: USING THE SUN/MOON

DEG MINS DAY HH MM SS


LAT 6 28.75 N LMT 09/11 11 11 21
LONG 99 54.54 E ZT 7 0 0
GMT 09/11 4 11 21

GHA J DECL
DAY HR DEG MINS DEG MINS
GHA J 09/11 4 244 2.4 S 16 57.7
5 259 2.4 S 16 58.4

CORR GHA J 246.88


LONG 99.91
LHA J 346.79 GYRO REPEATER
P 346.79 PORT
DECL 16.96 STARBOARD
CENTER
A = 0.4837 S
B = 1.3345 S
C = 1.8182 S

AZIMUTH S 28.66 E

STEERING COURSE 339.00


MAGNETIC COURSE 343.00
GYRO BEARING J 151.00
TRUE BEARING J 151.34
GYRO ERROR 0.34 LOW
COMPASS BEARING 155.00
COMPASS ERROR 3.66 W
TRUE HEADING 339.34

VARIATION 0.52 w
DEVIATION 3.14 W
COMPASS ERROR COMPUTATION: USING THE STAR/PLANET

DEG MINS DAY HH MM SS


LAT 1 16.02 N LMT 18/10 22 45 7
LONG 103 26.37 E ZT 8 0 0
GMT 18/10 14 45 7

GHA ^ NAME OF H = aldebaran


DAY HR DEG MINS DEG MINS
GHA ^ 18/10 14 237 29.2 290 46.6 = SHA H
15 252 31.7 N 16 32.4 = DECL H

CORR GHA ^ 248.80


LONG 103.44
LHA ^ 352.24 GYRO REPEATER
aldebaran SHA H 290.78 PORT
aldebaran LHA H 643.01 STARBOARD
P 283.01 CENTER
DECL 16.54

A = 0.0051 S
B = 0.3048 N
C = 0.2997 N

AZIMUTH N 73.31 E

STEERING COURSE 166.00


MAGNETIC COURSE 167.00
GYRO BEARING J 74.00
TRUE BEARING J 73.31
GYRO ERROR 0.69 HIGH
COMPASS BEARING 75.00
COMPASS ERROR 1.69 W
TRUE HEADING 166.69

VARIATION 0.16 E
DEVIATION 1.85 W

COMPASS ERROR COMPUTATION: USING THE SUN/MOON DEG MINS DAY HH MM SS LAT 6 28.75 N LMT 09/11 11 11 21 LONG 99 54.54 E ZT 7 0 0
COMPASS ERROR COMPUTATION: USING THE STAR/PLANET DEG MINS DAY HH MM SS LAT 1 16.02 N LMT 18/10 22 45 7 LONG 103 26.37 E ZT 8

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