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October 2nd 03, 05:23 AM
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Llanzlan Klazmon The 15th wrote:
Altitude is the angular measurement from your local horizon towards your local zenith. Azimuth is the compass bearing around your local horizon. Quibble: A compass bearing is measured from magnetic north, while azimuth is measured from geographic/celestial north, i.e. the point where the meridian crosses the horizon. A compass bearing must be corrected for "variation" (and also "deviation" caused by local magnetic fields) in order to derive the "true" bearing. -- Odysseus 
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October 2nd 03, 07:00 AM
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Thanks guys.
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October 2nd 03, 07:00 AM
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Thanks guys.
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October 2nd 03, 07:01 AM
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I know all this, but I told u I was just so freaked out that I didn't know
why this was the way it was. Obiviously I did go through my homework and I just needed someone to check if I was right, because this whole thing felt like new to me, so that's why I needed someone to check it up. Thanks for your input though.
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October 2nd 03, 07:01 AM
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I know all this, but I told u I was just so freaked out that I didn't know
why this was the way it was. Obiviously I did go through my homework and I just needed someone to check if I was right, because this whole thing felt like new to me, so that's why I needed someone to check it up. Thanks for your input though.
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October 2nd 03, 10:48 PM
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Odysseus wrote in
: Llanzlan Klazmon The 15th wrote: Altitude is the angular measurement from your local horizon towards your local zenith. Azimuth is the compass bearing around your local horizon. Quibble: A compass bearing is measured from magnetic north, while azimuth is measured from geographic/celestial north, i.e. the point where the meridian crosses the horizon. A compass bearing must be corrected for "variation" (and also "deviation" caused by local magnetic fields) in order to derive the "true" bearing. Yes. Thanks for the clarification. Regards Llanzlan.
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October 2nd 03, 10:48 PM
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Odysseus wrote in
: Llanzlan Klazmon The 15th wrote: Altitude is the angular measurement from your local horizon towards your local zenith. Azimuth is the compass bearing around your local horizon. Quibble: A compass bearing is measured from magnetic north, while azimuth is measured from geographic/celestial north, i.e. the point where the meridian crosses the horizon. A compass bearing must be corrected for "variation" (and also "deviation" caused by local magnetic fields) in order to derive the "true" bearing. Yes. Thanks for the clarification. Regards Llanzlan.
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