CELESTIAL-L4.1

The noon sight: latitude by meridian altitude

CELESTIAL-M4 · Latitude and the running fix · CELESTIAL-M4-A Meridian altitude of the sun, latitude by Polaris, and the sun-run-sun and sun-run-meridian altitude fix.

The one sight that needs no sight reduction. Predict the time, watch the sun stop climbing, and **latitude = zenith distance +/- declination**. Worked to 22° 04.5' N.

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