Sight Reduction

Matrix solution

 

 Solution using:

  • 3D analytic geometry

  • vector analysis

  • matrix algebra

It is not necessary to plot lines of position. The algorithm obtains the intersection of the circles of equal altitude, the celestial fix, solving a set of equations in matrix form.

 

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The method: Algorithm and examples

 

Numerical solution up to 5 celestial observations Excel sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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