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Para obtener las correcciones necesarias para el cálculo de la altura observada de un astro después de haber sido observado con el sextante, utilizaremos:To get the corrections needed to find a body’s observed altitude after a sextant sight, we use:
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Correct answer: a) The altitude correction tables in the Nautical Almanac.
Why it is correct
The Nautical Almanac has tables to correct the sextant altitude. They take it from instrumental to true altitude.
Why the others are not
- b) Not as such.
- c) Not those.
- d) They do not exist.
How to work it out in the exam
- Corrections: almanac tables.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2023 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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