Year: 1952
Type: article
Abstract: The following observations of occultations were made at Sydney Observatory with the 114-inch telescope.A tapping key was used to record the times on a chronograph.The reduction elements were computed by the method given inthe Occultation Supplement to the Nautical Almanac for 1938 and the reduction completed by the method given there.The necessary data were taken from the Nautical Almanac for 1951, the Moon's right ascension and declination (hourly table) and parallax (semi-diurnal table) being interpolated therefrom.No correction was applied to the observed times for personal effect but a correction of -0-00076 hour was applied before entering the ephemeris of the Moon.This corresponds to a correction of -1"-5 to the Moon's mean longitude.
DOI: 10.5962/p.360626
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4382462250