Sight Planning Form for Pub 249 Vol 1

Sight Planning Form For Pub 249 Vol 1

From Almanac Page
Civil Twilight upper
lower

 by span btwn ______
 extra DR Lat degrees __
Add to lower for base UT
Longitude 15 (table 3)
Add to base UT for UT of Civil Twilight at DR Longitude
UT Date:
DR pos: (degrees only)
UT of Sight
Table 4 GHA 
Day and Hour
Min and Sec
Total GHA 
 360
DR Long ( – West, + East)
LHA
Data for Pub 249
LHA
DR Lat
Selected Stars From Pub 249
Hc / Zn / Hc / Zn / Hc / Zn
UT Date: / DR Position:
  /   /   /  
Hs
Index Correction
Subtract Dip
Ha
REF/SD 
HP 
Main Correction 
L-U Correction 
If U- 30’ 
Ho
UT Hrs/Min/Sec
GHA – Day/ Hour
GHA – Min/Sec
v + / corr 
GHA w/ corr
Dec
d + or -/ corr
Dec w/ corr
GHA Total
+ or – 360
Total GHA
AP Long(+ east – west)
Whole LHA
Data for Pub 249
AP Lat (Same/Cont)
Dec (Whole Degree)
LHA
Data from Pub249
Hc
d / Dec Incre
Corr +/-
Hc w/corr
Ho
Toward/Away
Z / Zn
AP Lat / Long

Sun and Moon Sight Form
Planet Sight Form

UT Date: / DR Position:
Planet
Hs
Index Correction
Subtract Dip
Ha
Main Correction
Add’l for Mars/Venus
Ho
UT Hrs/Min/Sec
GHA – Day/ Hour
GHA – Min/Sec
v + or - / corr 
GHA w/ corr
Dec
d + or -/ corr
Dec w/ corr
GHA Total
+ or – 360
Total GHA
AP Long(+ east – west)
Whole LHA
Data for Pub 249
AP Lat (Same/Cont)
Dec (Whole Degree)
LHA
Data from Pub 249
Hc
d / Dec Incre
Corr +/-
Hc w/corr
Ho
Toward/Away
Z / Zn
AP Lat / Long

Star Sight Long Form

UT Date: / DR Position:
Star
Hs
Index Correction
Subtract Dip
Ha
Main Correction
Ho
UT Hrs/Min/Sec
GHA  – Day/ Hour
GHA  – Min/Sec
SHA of Star
GHA Total
Dec of Star
GHA Total
+ or – 360
GHA
AP Long (+ east – west)
LHA(whole degree)
Data for Pub 249
AP Lat (Same/Cont)
Dec (whole degree)
LHA
Data from Pub 249
Hc
d / Dec Incre
Corr +/-
Hc w/corr
Ho
Toward/Away
Z / Zn
AP Lat / Long

Star Sight Short Form

UT Date: / DR Pos:
Star
Hs
IC
Dip
Ha
Main Corr
Ho
UT Hrs/Min/Sec
Table 4 – Year
Table 4 – Day
Table 4- Min/Sec
GHA 
??  360
Total GHA 
AP Long(+ East
– West
LHA  (whole degree)
Data for Pub 249
LHA 
AP Lat
Data from Pub 249
Hc
Ho
Toward/Away
Zn
AP Lat / Long

Noon Sight Form – The Sun at LAN

UT Date: / DR Pos:

Latitude

Hs
IC
Dip /
Ha /
SD
Ho /
90-Ho
Sun’s Dec
Latitude at LAN

Longitude

LAN UT
LAN at Prime Mer /  12 00 00
Hrs…min…sec
Equation of Time /  min sec
Total hrs min sec
Table 3 “Arc to Time” = GHA
GHA to Long
W = GHA
E = 360-GHA
UT / Hs
UT of last Hs
UT of first Hs
Subtract
 2
Add to first Hs
LAN UT

Sight Reduction Form: Universal

DR Position
UT Date
Heavenly Body
Hs
IC
DIP - subtract
Ha
REF/SD ( HP)
Add’l Venus/Mars
+ Main Correction 
+ L-U Correction 
If U, - 30’ 
Ho
UT Hrs/Min/Sec
GHA – Day/ Hour  for 
SHA for 
GHA – Min/Sec
v + / corr
GHA w/ corr
DEC
d + or -/ corr
DEC w/ corr
GHA
 360
AP Long (add if east, subtract if west)
LHA
Data for Pub 249
AP Lat
Dec (Whole Degree) / S C / S C / S C
LHA
Data from Pub249
Hc
d / Dec Incre
Corr +/-
Hc w/corr
Ho
Intercept (T / A)
Z / Zn
AP Lat / Long
DR Position
UT Date
Heavenly Body
Hs
IC
DIP - subtract
Ha
REF/SD ( HP)
Add’l Venus/Mars
+ Main Correction 
+ L-U Correction 
If U, - 30’ 
Ho
UT Hrs/Min/Sec
GHA – Day/ Hour  for 
SHA for 
GHA – Min/Sec
v + / corr
GHA w/ corr
DEC
d + or -/ corr
DEC w/ corr
GHA
 360
AP Long (add if east, subtract if west)
LHA
Data for Pub 249
AP Lat
Dec (Whole Degree) / S C / S C / S C
LHA
Data from Pub249
Hc
d / Dec Incre
Corr +/-
Hc w/corr
Ho
Intercept (T / A)
Z / Zn
AP Lat / Long