ALMANAC - 2011
Tthe Nautical Almanac for the year 2011. It contains the ephemerides of the Sun, of the Moon and of the planets. Tables of correction of the heights and astronomical phenomena.
CONTENTS OF THE ALMANAC 2011
Presentation
index
description of the ephemerides
FIRST CHAPTER
daily ephemerides of Sun, Moon and planets
twilights, transits, rise
correction to rise and sunset
equation of the time
SECOND CHAPTER
interpolation
corrections to the measured heights with the sextant
formulae
charts of correction
depression of the horizon
atmospheric refraction
parallax
corrections for the Moon
THIRD CHAPTER
chronological cycles
time
astronomical calendar 2011
eclipse of the Sun 2011
eclipse of the Moon 2011
planets in 2011
phases of the Venus 2011
phases of the Moon 2011
apogees and perigee of the Moon
stars nautical and constellation
hemisphere celestial north
hemisphere celestial south
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