Position-angle discrepancy in Watts' lunar limb charts - an explanation

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May 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988aj.....95.1567s&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 95, May 1988, p. 1567, 1568.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Lunar Limb, Lunar Photography, Position (Location), Azimuth, Lunar Orbiter, Moon, Calculations, Analysis, Earth-Based Observations, Astronomy, Occultations, Procedure, Equipment

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The position angles from The Marginal Zone of the Moon (Watts 1963) seem to be in error by about -0.2°. An explanation for this error is that the horizontal refractor and plate holder with which the moon photographs were taken were oriented to the astronomical meridian. When oriented with respect to an Earth-centered geodetic meridian, the azimuth difference is equivalent to a displacement of -0.214° on the lunar limb.

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