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The independent variable (i.e., the reference column of the table) is
labelled DEC, and contains the declination in degrees.
The table entries are the hour-angles of the
various limits, measured in decimal degrees.
Table I.4 shows the layout for fork mounts.
Each column is described in detail below (cf. Table I.5).
Table:
Example of partial table contents for fork-type equatorial mountings
| DEC |
OBSE |
MOONE |
OBSW |
MOONW |
| +30. |
285.4 |
279.3 |
104.5 |
109.1 |
| +20. |
283.6 |
276.5 |
94.7 |
104.3 |
| +10. |
280.3 |
272.7 |
91.1 |
99.5 |
| 0. |
275.4 |
269.3 |
84.5 |
89.2 |
| -10. |
270.1 |
262.4 |
80.2 |
84.6 |
Petra Nass
3/23/1999