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    Thread: Video- Concise Sight Reduction Tables
Post: RE: Video- Concise Sight Reduction Tables

BigBill Wrote: (03-14-2018, 04:22 AM) -- LouisC Wrote: (03-12-2018, 11:53 PM) -- Bill, That's a great presentation you did.  Pardon my lack of knowledge but can the Concise Sight Reduction be per...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 8 12,996 03-14-2018, 06:40 AM
    Thread: Video- Concise Sight Reduction Tables
Post: RE: Video- Concise Sight Reduction Tables

All, StanK over at NavList, answered and sent me the latest version of "Celestial Tools" and I found my rounding error 2 seconds after printing the NASR results! Bob
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 8 12,996 03-12-2018, 06:53 AM
    Thread: Video- Concise Sight Reduction Tables
Post: RE: Video- Concise Sight Reduction Tables

Thanks CellNav57 and great thanks to BillofTheNorth! When I use the NAO Concise Reduction Form my intercept is keeps coming out almost exacactly a degree out than using 249 or 229. My HO is consiste...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 8 12,996 03-11-2018, 05:37 PM
    Thread: AP in the east.
Post: RE: AP in the east.

You have both earned gold star stickers! These are the answers I got when I took the sights and reduced them. When I did the RF's the position was within 2 miles of where the boat was. I am always afr...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 17 19,621 03-10-2018, 07:30 AM
    Thread: AP in the east.
Post: RE: AP in the east.

Rdutton Wrote: (03-05-2018, 02:52 PM) -- Bob, Also, are the Ap. longitude figures correct that I provided? Thank you, Roland -- Sorry, yes.
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 17 19,621 03-05-2018, 06:00 PM
    Thread: AP in the east.
Post: RE: AP in the east.

Rdutton Wrote: (03-05-2018, 01:15 PM) -- As an exercise please reduce and plot the following to check the different Ap formulas discussed above. In this case the daily running sun fix was within 2 mi...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 17 19,621 03-05-2018, 02:24 PM
    Thread: Wanting to trade CPlath for Freiberger
Post: Wanting to trade CPlath for Freiberger

I have a CPlath Trommel Sextant (see attached) that I would like to trade for a Freiberger Yacht Sextant. I use sextants on a daily basis while sailing long distances teaching new (and a lot of not so...
wannathermal Equipment- Wanted or for Sale 0 2,500 03-05-2018, 06:14 AM
    Thread: AP in the east.
Post: RE: AP in the east.

Rumata Wrote: (03-04-2018, 07:42 AM) -- wannathermal Wrote: (03-03-2018, 02:51 PM) -- I think the instructions for Sight Reductions needs to have something like the following: *  Assumed Position...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 17 19,621 03-04-2018, 08:54 AM
    Thread: AP in the east.
Post: RE: AP in the east.

I'm in the Western & Northern hemisphere and haven't had any experience in working an Eastern longitude problem. Wannathermal, could you give us an example for better clarification?  Ap only is use...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 17 19,621 03-03-2018, 07:39 PM
    Thread: AP in the east.
Post: AP in the east.

I think the instructions for Sight Reductions needs to have something like the following: *  Assumed Position for east longitude use DR longitude integral degree plus 60'-GHA minutes for the minute...
wannathermal The Sight Reduction process 17 19,621 03-03-2018, 02:51 PM
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