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HO-249 Volume 2 Latitudes 0-40
SIGHT REDUCTION TABLES FOR AIR NAVIGATION
Pub. No. 249 (HO-249) Volume 2 Latitudes 0-40 – (Commercial Edition)
These tables were designed for air navigation where weight and space are at a premium, however, they are very popular with sailors too due to the fact that Vol. 1 offers a speedier way to compute stars. The way the 6 volumes of 229 were combined into this 3 volume set is this: volumes 2 & 3 cover all latitudes, but work only for declinations from 0° to 29° north or south. This covers the sun, moon, planets, and only those stars whose declinations fall into this range. Volume 1 contains some stars (whose declinations may be more than 29°) that are pre-selected for optimum viewing and direction. This volume is applicable for an 8 year period, centered on its Epoch date. The only drawback to this arrangement, is that it is possible that a star may be observed that is not one of the pre-selected ones, and whose declination is more than 29° north or south. This star, if observed on some unlikely occasion, say through a break in the overcast, could not be computed using the 249 tables. Nevertheless this remains the most popular tabular system in use.
- Paperback: 329 pages
- Publisher: Celestaire, Inc.; Commercial Edition edition (January 1, 2016)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0979904595
- ISBN-13: 978-0979904592
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