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Sight Calc
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NUVOCOM INCORPORATED · Navigation · $1.99 · US storefront
- rating
- 5.0 ★
- ratings
- 7
- updated
- Jan 31, 2024
- released
- Jan 31, 2012
v2.0
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Sight Calc is a specialized calculator for calculating sight reductions via the "Law of Cosines" method. It does not use Nautical Almanac data, so you must first compute LHA (Local Hour Angle) and declination, and determine your approximate latitude. It is designed particularly for students learning celestial navigation, such as the Celestial Navigation courses taught by the United States Power Squadrons®. If you are unfamiliar with how to do sight reductions, some good…
latest US reviews
★★★★★
Fabulous App- Ver 2 is a much needed upgrade
Wow! What a wonderful app! If you use the US Power Squadron SR96a sight reduction form this makes the math so easy. Great job on the version 2 upgrade. So much easier to use and the results are perfect. Works perfectly. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
— CGrosby
★★★★★
Quick Basic Sight Reduction
You put in the LHA, plus the AP Lat or DR Lat, and the declination, and out pops azimuth, true azimuth, and Hc. Couldn’t be easier to learn and use and is a great time saver. You can also input a meridian angle eastward instead of the LHA by inputting it as a negative LHA. I find…
— PeterB26
★★★★★
Celestial Nav Students
This app is a "must" for quick and accurate solutions to the "law of cosines" ANEO
— Maroo Matoo
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