Many thanks to all those who responded to my enquiry. Much useful
information was received.
As a matter of interest, I was able to compare various astronomical
calculators with interesting results. Consider times of sunrise and sunset
on December 3 in Quesnel BC. Following figures were obtained:
At 02:29 PM 12/6/97 -0500, you wrote:
Michael,
One problem could account for some of these discrepancies: the latitude and
longitude have to be specified accurately.
Examples (Pacific Standard Time on December 3, 1997):
(1) Using the approximate latitude 53N and longitude 122W of your
Michael,
One problem could account for some of these discrepancies: the latitude and
longitude have to be specified accurately.
Examples (Pacific Standard Time on December 3, 1997):
(1) Using the approximate latitude 53N and longitude 122W of your original
message, I get 0802 and 1554 for
At 06:25 PM 12/5/97 -0800, you wrote:
Many thanks to all those who responded to my enquiry. Much useful
information was received.
As a matter of interest, I was able to compare various astronomical
calculators with interesting results. Consider times of sunrise and sunset
on December 3 in
This is a way off topic, but I do not know where to turn. Does anyone know
the times of moon rise and moon set at 122 deg West and 53 deg North? Not
much help on news groups. Any pointers will be appreciated.
Mike Koblic,
Quesnel BC
