Corrections to a sextant observation

Sun Stars
2.5 Dip / Height of Eye in meters 2.8
16.3' Semi-Diameter *

° ' ° '
29° 53.5' Sextant Altitude 36° 22.2'
.5' instrument error ** 2.9'
-1.4' index error -1.6'
29° 52.6' Observed Altitude 36° 23.5'

-2.8' dip -3.0'

-1.7' refraction -1.3'
.1' parallax ( Sun )
16.3' semidiameter ( Sun )

30° 4.5' 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 357° 31.2' Tab GHA Ɣ 15° 14.5' Tabulated Dec. 20° 47.5' n

minutes of minutes of minutes of

23 m 45 s 44 m 12 s 23 m 45 s
increment increment increment

v correction factor -.2' SHA 10° 1.0' d correction factor .5'

assumed assumed
5° 32.7' e 12° 15.0' e
longitude longitude

degrees minutes degrees minutes

GHA 357° 31.2' Tab GHA Ɣ 15° 14.5' Declination 20° 47.5

GHA
increment 5° 56.3' 11° 4.8' d correction factor 0.2
Increment

v pp -.1' SHA 10° 1.0'

final GHA 3° 27.4' final GHA 36° 20.3'

assumed assumed
5° 32.7' e 12° 15.0' e
longitude longitude

LHA 9° .1' LHA 48° 35.3' Declination 20° 47.7' N

Pe/w = 9° .1' W Pe/w = 48° 35.3' W

436466397.xlsx - LHA - declination

436466397.xlsx - LHA - declination
Altitude & Azimuth
calculations
solutions of the navigation triangle

Latitude = 38° 34.2' n

Declination = 20° 47.3' s
L.H.A. = 9° .1'

Polar Angle E/W 9° .1' w

computed altitude 30° 2.6'

Azimuth 189.7°

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

sine latitude 0.62347

sine declination -0.35492
multipl. -0.22128

cosine latitude 0.78185

cosine declination 0.93490
cosine LHA 0.98768
multipl. 0.72194

algebr. sum 0.50066

computed altitude 30.044°

Azimuth tables :
AT1 -50.3
AT2 -24.3
AT1 + AT2 -74.6
Z 9.7
 Meridian Passage
( Noon Sight )

a quick method of getting the latitude

Declination = 30° s

True Altitude = 65°

Latitude 5° .0' s