Automatic grid azimuth by hour angle of the sun, a star or a planet using an electronic theodolite Kern E2
The paper describes a procedure for automatic determinations of the grid azimuth of an object on the earth surface by the hour angle of a celestial object (the sun, a star, or a planet), using the electronic theodolite Kern E2. The observation procedure is simple because the electronic calculator is...
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| Published in | Astrophysics and space science Vol. 177; no. 1-2; pp. 175 - 179 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.03.1991
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| Summary: | The paper describes a procedure for automatic determinations of the grid azimuth of an object on the earth surface by the hour angle of a celestial object (the sun, a star, or a planet), using the electronic theodolite Kern E2. The observation procedure is simple because the electronic calculator is directing the procedure, and the degree of accuracy is immediately determined. With this method, the external rms error of a single set is approximately two times smaller than in the case of the altitude method. The paper includes a flowchart of the program. (I.S.) |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0004-640X 1572-946X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF00643671 |