On 16 July at 2000 zone time, you take a sextant observation of Polaris. Your vessel's DR position is LAT 27°22.0'N, LONG 148°35.0'W, and your sextant reads 26°57.5'. Your chronometer reads 05h 59m 16s, and your chronometer error is 01m 28s slow. Your height of eye is 48 feet, and the index error for your sextant is 1.3' off the arc. What is the latitude of your vessel from your observation of Polaris?

Which condition exists at the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

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What is the equivalent of 2° 35' in time units?

What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time units?

A latitude line will be obtained by observing a body __________.

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A sidereal day is approximately how much shorter than a solar day?

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