Celestial Navigation · Sextant Corrections — Order

Apparent altitude (Ha), the value used to enter the main altitude correction table, is the sextant altitude corrected for:

Explanation

Sextant altitude (hs) is corrected for index error and dip to give apparent altitude (ha). The main correction (refraction, plus semidiameter/parallax as applicable) is then applied to ha to obtain observed altitude (Ho).

Authority: The Nautical Almanac, altitude correction procedure

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