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    The document provides an example of performing sight reductions to determine a ship's position. It gives the dead reckoning position of a ship on September 9, 1974 as 14°45′ N, 30°00′ W, with a course of 225° and speed of 20 knots. Observations of three stars - Arcturus, Antares, and Rasalhague - are then used to calculate the lines of position and determine a fix on the ship's position through triangulation of the stars' positions and azimuths. The example provides the detailed calculations and values obtained at each step of the sight reduction process.

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    The document provides an example of performing sight reductions to determine a ship's position. It gives the dead reckoning position of a ship on September 9, 1974 as 14°45′ N, 30°00′ W, with a course of 225° and speed of 20 knots. Observations of three stars - Arcturus, Antares, and Rasalhague - are then used to calculate the lines of position and determine a fix on the ship's position through triangulation of the stars' positions and azimuths. The example provides the detailed calculations and values obtained at each step of the sight reduction process.

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    The document provides an example of performing sight reductions to determine a ship's position. It gives the dead reckoning position of a ship on September 9, 1974 as 14°45′ N, 30°00′ W, with a course of 225° and speed of 20 knots. Observations of three stars - Arcturus, Antares, and Rasalhague - are then used to calculate the lines of position and determine a fix on the ship's position through triangulation of the stars' positions and azimuths. The example provides the detailed calculations and values obtained at each step of the sight reduction process.

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    The document provides an example of performing sight reductions to determine a ship's position. It gives the dead reckoning position of a ship on September 9, 1974 as 14°45′ N, 30°00′ W, with a course of 225° and speed of 20 knots. Observations of three stars - Arcturus, Antares, and Rasalhague - are then used to calculate the lines of position and determine a fix on the ship's position through triangulation of the stars' positions and azimuths. The example provides the detailed calculations and values obtained at each step of the sight reduction process.

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    EXAMPLE SIGHT REDUCTIONS


    ExampleOn September 9, 1974, the 1932 dead reckoning position of a ship is lat. 1445 N, long. 3000 W.
    The ship is on course 225, speed 20 knots. Observations are made from a height of eye of 31 feet using a sextant
    having an index error of (+) 1.0 as indicated below. Determine the 1932 fix.
    Body
    Arcturus
    Antares
    Rasalhague

    Zone Time
    19h20m03s
    19h25m58s
    19h32m01s

    GMT (Sept. 9) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GHA for 21h GMT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Increments- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20m03s


    SHA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GHA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LHA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec. Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - aL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ht (Tab. Hc) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - d and correction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (+) 7.3
    Hc - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a ------------------------------Z and Zn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N75.8W

    Sextant Altitude
    2829.5
    3757.4
    7238.2
    ARCTURUS
    21h20m03s
    30331.5
    501.6
    14622.4
    9455.5
    2955.5W
    6500.0
    1918.9N
    18.9
    1500.0N
    2803.0
    (+) 2.3
    2805.3
    2821.3
    16.0T
    284.2

    25m58s

    () 44.9

    N141.9W

    SHA
    14622.4
    11302.0
    9634.0
    ANTARES
    21h25m58s
    30331.5
    630.6
    11302.0
    6304.1
    3004.1W
    3300.0
    2622.7S
    22.7
    1500.0N
    3755.6
    () 17.0
    3738.6
    3749.8
    11.2T
    218.1

    Declination
    1918.9 N
    2622.7 S
    1234.9 N
    RASALHAGUE
    21h32m01s
    30331.5
    32m01s
    801.6
    9634.0
    4807.1
    3007.1W
    1800.0
    1234.9N
    34.9
    1500.0N
    7214.9
    (+) 10.6
    (+) 6.6
    7221.5
    7231.5
    10.0T
    N95.7W
    264.3

    FIGURE 14
    Note.In figure 14 the assumed position of the Arcturus line of position is advanced 4.0 miles for a 12-minute run and the assumed
    position of the Antares line of position is advanced 2.0 miles for a 6-minute run, both in the direction of the course 225, to obtain a fix at
    the time of the Rasalhague sight. Each azimuth angle is interpolated for declination increment. The interpolation of the tabular altitude of
    the Rasalhague sight includes a DSD correction of (+) 0.4.

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