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    This document discusses amplitude, which is defined as the angle between the observer's prime vertical and the vertical circle passing through a celestial body at the time of rising or setting. It provides an example of calculating amplitude for the sun on January 1, 2020 at 13°N latitude. The key steps are: 1) Use the formula Amplitude = Sin-1(Sin(declination) / Cos(latitude)) to calculate the sun's amplitude as 23.6°S at sunrise. 2) The true bearing is calculated as 90° + the amplitude, which is 113.6°T. 3) It also discusses how to calculate gyro and compass errors using the observed and true bearings and applies

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    This document discusses amplitude, which is defined as the angle between the observer's prime vertical and the vertical circle passing through a celestial body at the time of rising or setting. It provides an example of calculating amplitude for the sun on January 1, 2020 at 13°N latitude. The key steps are: 1) Use the formula Amplitude = Sin-1(Sin(declination) / Cos(latitude)) to calculate the sun's amplitude as 23.6°S at sunrise. 2) The true bearing is calculated as 90° + the amplitude, which is 113.6°T. 3) It also discusses how to calculate gyro and compass errors using the observed and true bearings and applies

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    This document discusses amplitude, which is defined as the angle between the observer's prime vertical and the vertical circle passing through a celestial body at the time of rising or setting. It provides an example of calculating amplitude for the sun on January 1, 2020 at 13°N latitude. The key steps are: 1) Use the formula Amplitude = Sin-1(Sin(declination) / Cos(latitude)) to calculate the sun's amplitude as 23.6°S at sunrise. 2) The true bearing is calculated as 90° + the amplitude, which is 113.6°T. 3) It also discusses how to calculate gyro and compass errors using the observed and true bearings and applies

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    Amplitude

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    Yhalewin Onda
    This document discusses amplitude, which is defined as the angle between the observer's prime vertical and the vertical circle passing through a celestial body at the time of rising or setting. It provides an example of calculating amplitude for the sun on January 1, 2020 at 13°N latitude. The key steps are: 1) Use the formula Amplitude = Sin-1(Sin(declination) / Cos(latitude)) to calculate the sun's amplitude as 23.6°S at sunrise. 2) The true bearing is calculated as 90° + the amplitude, which is 113.6°T. 3) It also discusses how to calculate gyro and compass errors using the observed and true bearings and applies

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    AMPLITUDE

    The Amplitude of a body is the angle at the


    observer’s zenith or the arc of his rational
    horizon contained between the observer’s prime
    vertical and the vertical circle through the body,
    at theoretical rising or setting.
    For Example
    On January 1, 2020
    Latitude of the observer is 60°N
    Longitude is 000°

    Declination of the Sun is 23 ° S


    Time of Sunrise in the Nautical almanac is
    0900H

    Meridian Passage is 1203H

    Time of Sunset is 1506H


    Sunrise
    0900H
    Meridian
    Passage
    1203H
    Sunset
    1503 H
    Latitude of Observer is 13 °N
    During sunrise

    Dec is 13 °S
    During Meridian passage

    Latitude is 13 °N
    During Sunset

    Dec is 23 °S
    During Sunrise
    Principal
    Prime Vertical
    Vertical
    During Meridian Passage
    During Sunset
    Amplitude
    Example of Southerly Amplitude at
    sunrise

    Zenith
    How to know if it is Northerly or
    southerly of the Prime vertical
    • For a body with northerly declination, the
    amplitude will be northward of e or w and
    • For a body with southerly declination, the
    amplitude will be southward of e or w
    Formula for Amplitude
    First the body must be rising or setting.
    At the horizon
    Amplitude and azimuth angle are compliment

    Amplitude = 90 – Z
    Azimuth angle = 90 -amplitude

    Sin Amp = Sin dec / cos lat


    Amp = Sin-1( Sin dec / cos lat)
    Example
    At Jan 1, 2020 in position Lat 13 °N
    Long 179 ° W GMT 1820H, officer of the watch
    sighted the sun rise.

    Declination of the sun is 23 ° S


    What is the amplitude of the sun?
    Amp = Sin-1( Sin dec / cos lat)

    = Sin-1( Sin 23 ° ÷ cos 13 °)

    = Sin-1 ( 0.40)

    Amplitude = 23.6 ° S’ly

    True bearing is 90 + 23.6 °

    = 113.6 ° T
    Amplitude
    Amplitude at sunrise
    E 23.6 ° S

    Zenith
    Azimuth(Zn) at sunrise
    113.6 °

    Zenith
    Azimuth angle(Z) at sunrise
    S 66.4 ° E

    Zenith
    to apply in sunset
    true bearing is 270 ° - amp

    Zenith
    Zenith
    AZIMUTH AND AMPLITUDE
    In solving COMPASS ERROR
    Example
    At Jan 1, 2020 in position Lat 13 °N
    Long 179 ° W GMT 1820H, officer of the watch
    sighted the Gyro bearing of sunrise 114° Pgc.
    Gyro course is 050 ° compass course is 045°
    Variation is 7°E.

    Find the gyro and compass error and solve for


    deviation
    Gø = 114 ° Always minus
    Tø = 113.6 °
    GE= 0.4 ° W Compass best error west
    GC= 050 °
    TC= 049.6 ° E plus W minus
    CC= 045 ° Always minus
    CE= 4.6 °E Compass best error west
    Var= 7 ° E (W) Always reverse the direction

    Dev= 2.4 W Same name add, unlike name


    minus and take the name of the
    Larger value
    Gø = 114 °
    Tø = 113.6 ° C = 045 °
    GE= 0.4 ° W D = 2.4 ° W
    GC= 050 ° M = 042.6 °
    TC= 049.6 ° V = 7°E
    CC= 045 ° T = 049.6 °
    CE= 4.6 °E
    Var= 7 ° E (W)
    Dev= 2.4 ° W
    To find the True bearing / Azimuth
    We can use the formula for Azimuth angle (Z)
    By ABC method anytime of the day

    or

    amplitude during rising and setting of the body.

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