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STAR FIX POSITION

Example : During a voyage from Polytechnic Maritime College to Australia , three


observation of celestial bodies were made on June 30, 2021. The observation were timed at
CT= 22 40 30 star Capella , Sextant altitude was = 32º 38.9’, second observation was
Aldebaran CT = 22 41 40, Sextant altitude was 44º 46.9’, third observation was Fomalhaut
CT = 22 42 43 , sextant altitude was 32º 57.9’ , fourth observation was Deneb CT= 22 43 20 ,
sextant altitude was 21º 56.8’ . Sextant error IE = + 6 on the arc , HE = 6 m ,stop watch SW =
12 second, CE= 6 second slow . Ship DR pos. lat.14 16 N long.123 42E at 06 40 local time
course 156º T ship speed 12 kts , ZD – 8
Required : 1. GHA of Aries
2. Assumed longitude
3. LHA of Aries
4. Intercept
5. Azimuth of celestial bodies
6. LMT of fix
STAR FIX POSITION
CAPELLA ALDEBARAN FOMALHAUT DENEB
CT = 22 40 30 22 41 40 22 42 43 22 43 20
SW = - 12 - 12 - 12 - 12
CT = 22 40 18 22 41 28 22 42 31 22 43 08
CE = + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6
GMT = 22 40 24 22 41 34 22 42 37 22 43 14
GHA¥ 22h = 248º 12.0 = 248º 12.0 = 248º 12.0 =248º 12.0
Inc 40 24 = 10º 07.7 41 34= 10º 25.2 42 37= 10º 41.0 43 14 = 10º 50.3 +
GHA¥ = 258º 19.7 = 258º 37.2 = 258º 53.0 =259º 02.3
A/Long = 123º 40.3 E = 123º 22.8 E = 123º 07.0 E = 123º 57.7 E
LHA Aries =382º 00.0 = 382º 00.0 = 382º 00.0 = 383º 00.0
= 22º = 22º = 22º = 23º
CAPELLA
STAR FIX POSITION
ALDEB ARAN FOMALHAUT DENEB
Hs = 32º 34.9’ Hs = 44º 46.9’ Hs = 32º 57.9’ Hs = 22 º 32.8’
IE = + 6.0 IE = + 6.0 IE = + 6.0 IE = + 6.0
Ha = 32º 44.9’ Ha = 44º 52.9’ Ha = 33º 03.9’ Ha = 22º 38.8’
HE = - 5.9 HE = - 5.4’ HE = - 5.9’ HE = - 6.8’
H0 = 32º 35.0’ H0 = 44º 47.5’ H0 = 32º 58.0’ H0 = 22º 32.0’

Hc = 32º24’ Az=044 Hc = 44º 26’ Az=080 Hc = 33º 32’ Az=219º Hc = 22º 11’ Az =
314º
H0 = 32º35’ H0 =44º 47.5’ H0 = 32º 58.0’ H0 = 22º 32.0’
Intercept =11’ Toward intercept =21.5 Toward Intercept= 34’ Away Intercept= 21’ toward

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