Polaris correction

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Polaris correction [pə′lar·əs kə‚rek·shən]

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A correction to be applied to the corrected sextant altitude of Polaris to obtain latitude; this correction for the offset of Polaris from the north celestial pole varies with the local hour angle of Aries, latitude, and date.

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