Binary package “nautic” in ubuntu trusty
computation of observer position in astro-navigation
Nautical ephemeris are included until 2030 with no relevant error for
all navigational bodies, 56 stars, Sun, Moon and 4 major planets.
The local meridan time can be computed directly from time UT: sextant
altitude correction is computed automatically after inserting the
value of height of eye with the correction tables of the Admiralty
Nautical Almanac.
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A plotting sheet reports the calculated position and bodies' position
lines. An info window indicates the body's most important celestial
parameters.