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10-25-20, 02:04 PM

I greet you, Vecko!

In determining the latitude by the Sun, two parameters need to be known: sun semidiameter and sun declination. In Silent Hunter 5, both of these parameters are different from the actual values. I took into account the actual for SH5 Sun declination values when compiling Sun almanac 1939-1945. It seems to me that nothing else should interfere with the precise determination of latitude from the Sun.

And I would also like to clarify, were you aware of the sextant techniques I talked about in my video "3 secrets of accurate celestial navigation in Silent Hunter 5" when you did your experiment with the Sun?

10-25-20, 02:04 PM	#12
Alpheratz Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Latitude determination by the Sun I greet you, Vecko! In determining the latitude by the Sun, two parameters need to be known: sun semidiameter and sun declination. In Silent Hunter 5, both of these parameters are different from the actual values. I took into account the actual for SH5 Sun declination values when compiling Sun almanac 1939-1945. It seems to me that nothing else should interfere with the precise determination of latitude from the Sun. And I would also like to clarify, were you aware of the sextant techniques I talked about in my video "3 secrets of accurate celestial navigation in Silent Hunter 5" when you did your experiment with the Sun? Last edited by Alpheratz; 10-25-20 at 02:52 PM.