Nautical Almanac for MarsThe Nautical Almanac available here tabulates the coordinates of the Geographical Position of Mars (in Greenwich Hour Angle and Declination) for each integral hour of the year. Time is recorded in Universal Time (UT). Arrangement
On activating the almanac tables from the links below (see "Interactive Tables") the
almanac data with the Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) and Declination (Dec)
for 6 successive days will be generated in a separate window. This window also contains
navigation buttons to display and print appropriate parts of the Nautical Almanac.
TablesInteractive TablesWith one of the links below, the interactive Nautical Almanac for Mars is started in a new window.
To obtain the correct GHA and Declination for the time of observation the
"Interpolation and Conversion Tables" may be useful.
For the correction of measured Sextant Angle use the
"Correction Tables for Sextant Altitudes". |
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