Horizontal coordinate system

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101Science / Celestial navigation / Technical drawing / Sextant / Compass / Protractor / Angle / Plumb-bob / Horizontal coordinate system / Navigation / Technology / Measuring instruments

Build a Simple Sextant Purpose: To measure the height (altitude) of a celestial object above the horizon. To observe the apparent motion of stars, the Moon, planets, or comets by noting changes in altitude over a period

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Source URL: solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2006-04-21 12:57:30
102Surveying / Cartography / Theodolite / Navigation / Measuring instruments / Azimuth / Horizontal coordinate system / Laser rangefinder / Protractor / Measurement / Technology / Geodesy

Procedure for Measuring the Altitude Using Two Theodolites

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Source URL: endeavours.org

Language: English - Date: 2013-10-10 14:21:59
103Optics / Sky brightness / Light pollution / Naked eye / Sky / Azimuth / Background / Airglow / Horizontal coordinate system / Observational astronomy / Astronomy / Physics

Birriel and Adkins,  JAAVSO Volume 38, [removed]A Simple, Portable Apparatus to Measure Night Sky Brightness at Various Zenith Angles

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Source URL: unihedron.com

Language: English - Date: 2013-09-01 16:42:59
104Surveying / Cartography / Theodolite / Navigation / Measuring instruments / Azimuth / Horizontal coordinate system / Laser rangefinder / Protractor / Measurement / Technology / Geodesy

Procedure for Measuring the Altitude Using Two Theodolites

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Source URL: endeavours.org

Language: English - Date: 2013-10-10 12:04:44
105Event horizon / Line-of-sight propagation / Camera lens / Physics / Astronomy / Celestial coordinate system / Horizon / Horizontal coordinate system

CanVis Distance Calculations This document offers general guidelines on how to estimate the height of a feature or object in CanVis given its distance from the camera and actual height. Please note that there are many ot

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Source URL: csc.noaa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-07-24 16:10:17
106Celestial navigation / Algorithm / Longitude / Horizontal coordinate system / Parameter / Aerospace engineering / Cartography / Navigation / Mathematics / Least squares

A Navigation Solution Involving Changes to Course and Speed George H. Kaplan U.S. Naval Observatory Abstract In a previous paper [1], an approach to celestial navigation was presented that allows a vessel’s latitude, l

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Source URL: aa.usno.navy.mil

Language: English - Date: 2011-09-22 14:00:49
107Celestial navigation / Horizontal coordinate system / Azimuth / Celestial observation / Declination / Longitude / Sextant / Cardinal direction / Celestial coordinate system / Navigation / Aerospace engineering / Exploration

The Motion of the Observer in Celestial Navigation George H. Kaplan U.S. Naval Observatory Abstract Conventional approaches to celestial navigation are based on the geometry of a stationary observer. Any motion of the ob

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Source URL: aa.usno.navy.mil

Language: English - Date: 2011-09-22 14:00:49
108Navigation / Measurement / Surveying / GPS / Datum / World Geodetic System / Geodetic system / International Terrestrial Reference System / Geographic coordinate system / Geodesy / Cartography / Geophysics

N G S G E O D E T I C TO O L K I T, PA R T 5 Horizontal Time-Dependent Positioning Richard Snay Estimated ITRF00 Horizontal Velocities

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Source URL: geodesy.noaa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2012-10-24 15:16:20
109Navigation / Measurement / Surveying / GPS / Datum / World Geodetic System / Geodetic system / International Terrestrial Reference System / Geographic coordinate system / Geodesy / Cartography / Geophysics

N G S G E O D E T I C TO O L K I T, PA R T 5 Horizontal Time-Dependent Positioning Richard Snay Estimated ITRF00 Horizontal Velocities

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Source URL: www.ngs.noaa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2012-10-24 15:16:20
110Celestial navigation / Algorithm / Least squares / Longitude / Horizontal coordinate system / Normal distribution / Numerical analysis / Global Positioning System / Navigational Algorithms / Navigation / Technology / Science

Determining the Position and Motion of a Vessel from Celestial Observations George H. Kaplan U.S. Naval Observatory Abstract Although many mathematical approaches to the celestial fix problem have been published, all of

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Source URL: aa.usno.navy.mil

Language: English - Date: 2011-09-22 14:00:49
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