[AZ-Observing] Re: Polaris Transit

  • From: Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:25:59 -0700

Also, Bill Gray's transit time for the Sun over Greenwich England was 
also very close, within tens of seconds of time if I recall correctly. 
Again, a good program and supports Tom's statement that Bill Gray is 
most concerned for accuracy.
Stan

Stan Gorodenski wrote:

>
> From my calculations, which could be wrong, it appears Bill Gray's 
> value is the most accurate which supports your statement that he seems 
> to be the most interested in high accuracy. His apparent RA for the 
> Sun was off by only tens of seconds of time compared to the values 
> given in the 2007  Observer's Handbook, page 158 (of course, this 
> assumes the Handbook values are correct). This is from a program, 
> version 8, that I received 5 years ago! I think this is a good program.
> Stan
>
>
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