Field card · Tromsø Sextant Nights
Sextant 69°N

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Field card

Corrections

Tray (inland)

  1. Reading
  2. IE
  3. − Refr.T6
  4. Ho

Sea horizon (coast)

  1. Reading
  2. IE
  3. DipT7
  4. Refr.T6
  5. Ho

Formulas

Polaris

Lat = Ho + T4

Star due south

Lat = 90° − Ho + Dec

Star due north (below pole)

Lat = Ho + 90° − Dec

Line of position

Ho − Hc → toward Zn (+) or away (−)

Night checklist

  1. Time is UTC, to the second. Norway is UTC+2 until 25 Oct 2026, UTC+1 until 28 Mar 2027, then UTC+2 again.
  2. Index error measured outside, after 20 minutes in the cold.
  3. Oil still, sheltered, 20 m from the dogs.
  4. Jupiter or Mars first, then stars from one row of T8.
  5. Write down the temperature, then the sights: 3–5 per star.

The client session (20–30 min)

  1. 1 · Find northBig Dipper → Polaris
  2. 2 · Meet the sextanttwo images of one star
  3. 3 · Measurestar pair or Polaris
  4. 4 · Calculatein the cabin, open the GPS

Worksheet

Print this page, or copy the grid into your notebook. Use pencil: ink freezes.

Star 1Star 2Star 3
Star
UTC
Reading
− IE
÷ 2 = Ha
− Refraction
= Ho
GHA♈︎ (T1+T2)
AP lon
LHA♈︎
Hc (T8)
Zn (T8)
Ho − Hc