Monthly Archives: December 2014

Finding Stars and Constellations, Part IV

This post continues the series Finding Stars and Constellations.     Boötes  The Herdsman   If we take a line from Alioth to Alkaid in the Great Bear and extend that line in an -imaginary curve for about roughly three hand-spans … Continue reading

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Calculating Azimuth And Altitude At The Assumed Position By Spherical Trigonometry.

There are several ways of calculating the azimuth and altitude at the assumed position; these include the use of sight reduction methods and software solutions. However, the traditional method is by the use of spherical trigonometry which is demonstrated below. … Continue reading

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