Celestial Navigation · Sextant Corrections

In reducing a sextant altitude (Hs) to observed altitude (Ho), the corrections are applied in which order?

Explanation

Apply index error and dip to Hs to get apparent altitude (Ha). Then apply the main correction (which combines refraction, semi-diameter, and parallax from the Almanac altitude-correction tables) to Ha to get Ho.

Authority: Nautical Almanac

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