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Calculating latitude at noon is easy: say I got ##73^o## on 6/20/2014
So, ##90^o-73^o=17^o##
then ##17^o+(\frac{1}{91})^o=17.01^o##(i forgot how to find N or S
Calculating longitude is also easy: First I set my watch to 12 00 at solar noon.
Then, I find the time difference between my watch and GMT--- say, 5h 37m 12s ahead
Since one hour is equal to 15o(##\frac{360}{24}##),
then: ##(5+\frac{37}{60}+\frac{12}{3600})hours*15 \frac{degrees}{hours}=84.3^oE##
...I know it is possible to do this any time, but how?
I suppose it is a totally different method. Does anyone know how to do this?
For example, I got: 46o/SUP] at 15 39, PST(Pacific Standard Time) on April 24th, 2016. How do I calculate latitude?
And how do I do longitude? Do I find the difference in celestial longitude(RA or Dec i forgot) , divide by 15 to find the time since solar noon and set my watch to 12 00 + difference? (perhaps it'll work... who knows!)
So, ##90^o-73^o=17^o##
then ##17^o+(\frac{1}{91})^o=17.01^o##(i forgot how to find N or S
Calculating longitude is also easy: First I set my watch to 12 00 at solar noon.
Then, I find the time difference between my watch and GMT--- say, 5h 37m 12s ahead
Since one hour is equal to 15o(##\frac{360}{24}##),
then: ##(5+\frac{37}{60}+\frac{12}{3600})hours*15 \frac{degrees}{hours}=84.3^oE##
...I know it is possible to do this any time, but how?
I suppose it is a totally different method. Does anyone know how to do this?
For example, I got: 46o/SUP] at 15 39, PST(Pacific Standard Time) on April 24th, 2016. How do I calculate latitude?
And how do I do longitude? Do I find the difference in celestial longitude(RA or Dec i forgot) , divide by 15 to find the time since solar noon and set my watch to 12 00 + difference? (perhaps it'll work... who knows!)
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