1.

What do you call the error in the observed altitude of the sun, which results from the observer being
on the surface of the earth not at its centre?
Parallax

2.Which error exists when the axis of the telescope of a sextant is not parallel to the plane of the Collimation
instrument?

3.The times of sunrise and sunset are tabulated in the Nautical Almanac. These times are...
the LMT when the upper limb is on the visible horizon for an
observer at sea level.
4.Given that the True Zenith Distance is 17° 44.0' and that the Calculated Zenith Distance is 17°
2,0` Towards
46.0', find and name the intercept, with respect to the direction of the observed body.
Intercept = Calculated Zenith Distance - True Zenith Distance
5.The declination of a celestial body is the... arc of the celestial meridian between the equinoctial and the
parallel of declination passing through the body.
6.Given that the True Zenith Distance is 36° 24.8' and that the Calculated Zenith Distance is 36°
22.0', find and name the intercept, with respect to the direction of the observed body. 2.8 Away

7.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 22° 19.5' N, Zenith distance is15° 23.6',
bearing to South. Calculate the observer's latitude.
37° 43.1' N your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

8.A position line drawn in the direction 150°/330° could correspond to an azimuth of the observed body
of...
240° True

9.The magnitude of a star is a measure of its... relative brightness.

10.For a circumpolar star, which, from those listed, is NOT true?

The LHA of the star will always be less than 90°

11.A first observation of the Sun was taken at 0815 Local Time. If the vessel is steaming at 12 knots,
how far should the position line be moved along the couse made good to find the position at 1200.
45 miles

12.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 22° N, zenith distance is 15°, and bearing to
South. Calculate the observer's latitude.
37°N your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance
13.A first observation of the Sun was taken at 0915 Local Time. If the vessel is steaming at 16 knots,
how far should the position line be moved along the couse made good to find the position at 1200? 44 miles

14.At the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun at noon to an observer at the pole would be...
23.5°

15.If a ship is in 30°W longitude and the equation of time is -4 minutes, what is the GMT of noon at the
ship? 13:56

16.The sun is at the first point of Aries on the celestial sphere at approximately...
21st March

17.Angle between the planes of the index mirror and horizon mirror of the sextant is 20°. What is the
reading on the arc? 40°

18.Given that the true altitude is 46° 20.2' calculate the True Zenith Distance.
43° 39.8'
19.The true altitude of Canopus is 64° 52'.4. Find the true zenith distance. 25° 07.6'

20.At the winter solstice, the sun will not rise at all (Polar Night) in the latitudes higher than... 66.5°

21.Sidereal hour angle is defined as the angular distance of an hour circle... west of the First Point of Aries.

22.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 9° 15'.0 S, Zenith distance is 46° 23.9',
bearing to north. Calculate the observer's latitude. 55° 38.9' S
your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

23.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 4° S, zenith distance is 54°, bearing to South.
Calculate the observer's latitude.
50° N your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

24.Given that the True Zenith Distance is 36° 22.0' and that the Calculated Zenith Distance is 36°
24.8', find and name the intercept, with respect to the direction of the observed body.
2.8' Towards

25.Which one of the following errors of the sextant would you be unable to adjust or minimise?
Centering, Prismatic & Graduation
26.From those listed, how can the index error be detected in a marine sextant? Clamp the index at zero; hold the sextant vertically and
observe true and reflected image of a star through the
telescope.
27.The Sun when on the observer's meridian, declination is 21° 28.4', zenith distance is 6° 57.4',
bearing to North.Calculate the observer's latitude?
28° 25.8' S your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

28.A first observation of the Sun was taken at 0815 Local Time. If the vessel is steaming at 14 knots,
how far should the position line be moved along the couse made good to find the position at 1200? 52.5 miles

29.The earth rotates around the sun approximately every... 365 days
30.Given that the True Zenith Distance is 64° 44.0' and that the Calculated Zenith Distance is 64°
53.0', find and name the intercept, with respect to the direction of the observed body.
9.0' Towards

31.The true zenith distance of the Sun when on the observer's meridian bearing South is 6° 57.4' and
the declination is 14° 36'.2 S. Calculate the observer's latitude.
07° 38.8' S your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

32.If a ship is in 90°E longitude and the equation of time is -4 minutes, what is the GMT of noon at the
ship?
05:56

33.Which one of the following errors of the sextant would you attempt to remove?
Perpendicularity, side and index errors

34.A position line drawn in the direction 070°/250° could correspond to an azimuth of the observed body
of... 160° True

35.If a ship is in 150°E longitude and the equation of time is +6 minutes, what is the GMT of noon at the
ship?
02:06

36.The summer solstice in the northern hemisphere is approximately on... 21st oJune

37.Given that the true altitude is 57° 24.9' calculate the True Zenith Distance

32° 35.1' The zenith distance is 90 ° minus the body's altitude above the horizon
38.Sextant reading is 35° 25'.3, the index error is 2' off the arc. Find the observed altitude? 35° 27.3'

39.If a star has a northerly declination and the observer is in north latitude, which of the statements
listed is true? The star will be above the horizon for more than 12 hours

40.A position line drawn in the direction 085°/265° could correspond to an azimuth of the observed body
of...
265° True

41.A position line drawn in the direction 045°/225° could correspond to an azimuth of the observed body
of...
315° True

42.What would you adjust in an attempt to eliminate index error of a sextant?

the horizon glass

43.To an observer in longitude 65°W, the Local Hour angle (LHA) of a star is 48°. If the Siderial Hour
Angle (SHA) of the star is 217°, what is the Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) of Aries?
256°

44.The sidereal hour angle of a celestial body is the...

arc of the equinoctial (measured westwards from the first point
of Aries) to the celestial meridian through the body.
45.What is the angle between the ecliptic and the equinoctial?
23.5°

46.From those listed, how can the error of bigger mirror perpendicularity be detected in a marine
sextant? Clamp the index somewhere on the arc; hold the sextant
horizontally with the arc away and look at the arc and its
reflection in the index glass.
47.If the Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) of the sun is 315° and the Local Hour Angle (LHA) is 36°,
what is the longitude? 81°E

48.The value of the "equation of time" is...

between zero and about 17 minutes.

49.The summer solstice in the southern hemisphere is approximately on...

21st December

50.A position line drawn in the direction 095°/275° could correspond to an azimuth of the observed body
of...
005° True

51.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 16° 25'.4 N, zenith dsitance is 31° 30' ,
bearing to South. Calculate the observer's latitude.
47° 55.4' N your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

52.The first point of Aries is the point on the celestial sphere where...
the ecliptic cuts the equinoctial on the sun's apparent path
from south to north.
53.The Sun when on the observer's meridian, declination is 16° 25'.4 N, Zenith distance is 6° 57.4',
bearing to North Calculate the observer's latitude.
09° 28.0' N your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

54.The Sun on the observer's meridian,declination is 4° 28'.4 S,Zenith distance is 54° 28'.6,bearing to
South. Calculate the observer's latitude. 50° 00.2' N
your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

55.The "equation of time" is... between zero and about 17 minutes.

the interval between apparent time and mean time.
56.Given that the true altitude is 61° 47.9' calculate the True Zenith Distance
28° 12.1'
57.Given that the true altitude is 17° 44.0' calculate the True Zenith Distance.
72° 16.0'

58.What is the "error of collimation" on a marine sextant?

When the telescope is not parallel to the plane of the sextant

59.The moon rotates around the earth approximately every...

28 days

60.If the Azimuth of a body is found to be 355° True, the Position Line would be drawn through the
Intercept Terminal Position in a direction of...
085°/265°

61.At sunrise and sunset, the effect of atmospheric refraction is to...

reduce the sun's apparent vertical diameter
62.The earth rotates on its axis with a period of about....24 hours

63.To an observer in longitude 164°E, the LHA of the sun is 26°. What is the GHA of the sun? 222°

64.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 21° S, zenith distance is 6°, bearing to North.
Calculate the observer's latitude.
27° S your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

65.If the Azimuth of a body is found to be 305° True, the position line would be drawn through the
Intercept Terminal Position in a direction of...
035°/215°

66.The true altitude of Arcturus is 42° 28'.4. Find the true zenith distance.
47° 31.6'

67.To an observer at the south pole, at the beginning of September...

there will be twilight throughout the day.
68.The Sun when on the observer's meridian, declination is 17° 22'.1 N, Zenith distance is 39° 14.3',
bearing to North. Calculate the observer's latitude.
21° 52.2' S your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

69.The moon rotates around its axis with a period of...

28 days

70.The path of the earth's rotation around the sun, relative to the plane of the equator, is...
at an angle of 23.5°.
71.What is the "error of perpendicularity" on a marine sextant?
When the index mirror is not perpendicular to the plane of the
sextant.
72.If the Azimuth of a body is found to be 069° True, the Position Line would be drawn through the
Intercept Terminal Position in a direction of...

73.If the Azimuth of a body is found to be 222° True, the position line would be drawn through the
Intercept Terminal Position in a direction of...
132°/312°

74.The Sun is on the observer's meridian, declination is 16° N, Zenith distance is 6°, bearing to North.
Calculate the observer's latitude.
10° N your latitude = the star's declination ± its zenith distance

75.When the index mirror and the horizon mirror of the sextant are parallel, the sextant should read...
0°

76.The true altitude of the suns lower limb is 74° 45'.4. Find the lower limb's true zenith distance.
15° 14.6'
77.The correction for atmospheric refraction as applied to the observed altitude of a body...
decreases with altitude.

78.What is "side error" on a marine sextant? When the horizon glass/mirror is not perpendicular to the
plane of the sextant.
79.Sextant reading is 48° 25'.3 index error is 5' on the arc. Find the observed altitude. 48° 20.3'

80.If the Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) of the sun is 173° and the Local Hour Angle (LHA) is 358°,
what is the longitude? 358°

81.To an observer in longitude 75°W, the Local Hour Angle (LHA) of the sun is 327°. What is the
Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) of the sun? 042°
82.To an observer in longitude 172°E, the Local Hour Angle (LHA) of a star is 315°. If the Siderial
Hour Angle (SHA) of the star is 036°, what is the GHA of Aries? 107°

83.After all the adjustments have been made to the sextant, any remaining error is called...
index error