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1. This document provides instructions for using nautical tables and instruments to calculate the true bearing of the sun based on observations of its position. 2. The key steps are taking the sun's bearing with an instrument, noting the date/time and location, looking up values in nautical almanacs and tables based on the sun's Greenwich hour angle and declination, and calculating the true bearing through a series of interpolations and corrections. 3. The true bearing is then compared to the initial observed bearing to determine if a correction for gyro error is needed.

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Gyro - Error - Object-Sun

1. This document provides instructions for using nautical tables and instruments to calculate the true bearing of the sun based on observations of its position. 2. The key steps are taking the sun's bearing with an instrument, noting the date/time and location, looking up values in nautical almanacs and tables based on the sun's Greenwich hour angle and declination, and calculating the true bearing through a series of interpolations and corrections. 3. The true bearing is then compared to the initial observed bearing to determine if a correction for gyro error is needed.

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GYRO ERROR OBJECT SUN

UTC 18h 21m 48s Date 20/12/2007


PSN LAT 12° 20,8’ S
LON 013° 32,8’ E GB 180°

1. Install the bearing finder on the repeater. Pull down light filters.
2. Take sun bearing so that it was not more than 60° above horizon. Got the Gyro
Bearing (GB).
3. In fast sequence write down the UTC (h:m:s) & co-ordinates from GPS.
4. From the NAUTICAL ALMANAC (“YEAR”) for the voyage date (written in the
up of left and right pages (p. 10-253)) find column “SUN” on the right page in
the page base.
By the argument “HOUR” & “DATE” (for example: 18h of 20/12/2007) take
Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA), Declination (Dec) & d, which are placed in the
page bottom.
For Example: GHA: 90° 36,6’
Dec : 23° 25,9’ S
d : 0,1’
5. From the table “Increments and corrections” of the same manual (p. ii-xxxi
-yellow pages) in the upper part, find the minutes (in our case 21m) & in the
same column find seconds (in our case – 10s).
On the cross of these values in column SUN/PLANETS Take value INcr (in our
case INcr = 5° 17,5’). This value always should be added to GHA:
GHA + INcr = 90° 36,6’ + 5° 17,5’ = 95° 54,1’
After in the right column, for the same value of minutes find value for d => dcor
(in our case = 0,1 = 0,0), it’s always should be added to Dec. After that, find the
total value of Dec.
Dec + dcor = 23° 25,9’ + 0,0’ = 23° 25,9’
6. Then to the GHA&INcr add or delete a longitude. If longitude value is “W”,
then “ — ”, else if value is “E”, then “ + ”. We got the Local Hour Angle (LHA).
GHA&INcr + LON = 95° 54,1’ + 13° 32,8’ = 109° 28,9’
7. Open the “NORIES NAUTICAL TABLES” and find the table A & B (p. 380-399).
On left is table A, on right side is B.
At first from table “A” by argument LHA & current LAT, interpolating, find the
value of A (in our case A = 0,07’ S). Value, which be added to A is depend on
sector, where LHA placed. If it’s among 90-270°, then value A has the as same
letter (N/S) as LAT. If it’s among 270-0-90° is opposite.
8. From the table “B” by the argument LHA & Dec, interpolating, find the value of
B (in our case B = 0,46’ S)
As for value of B – it’s as same as value of Dec (N/S). It’s a constant rule, shown
on the left/right side of pages.
9. Algebraically put A & B. We got “C” (if marks are different, from bigger
subtract smaller value and place mark of bigger)
For example: A + B = 0,07 + 0,46 = 0,53’ S
10. From the table “C” of the same manual (p. 410-423) according the values of
arguments of C & LAT, interpolating find the value of azimuth (Z)
In our case: Z = 62,6°
11. According the value Z define in which quarter it’s placed, using next rule:
Marks of N/S always as same as “C” has (in our case - S)
Marks of W/E depend on position of LHA. If LHA between 0-180° then W, if
between 180-360° - E.
In our case: LHA = 109° 28,9’;
therefore Z will be in SW part.
12. Find the value of True Bearing (TB)

- if the Z placed in I part, Z = TB


IV I - if the Z placed in II part, TB = 180° - Z
- if the Z placed in III part, TB = 180° + Z
- if the Z placed in IV part, Z = 360° - Z
III II

13. Correction find from algebraic difference of TB & GB:


TB – GB = Ger

L = low, if TB > GB;


H = high, if TB < GB;

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