Category Archives: Primary Directions

Primary Directions: Behind but not Beyond the Calculations

Posted on February 9, 2009 by

Understanding primary directions seems formidable, particularly when one tries to grasp the spherical trigonometry that is needed to calculate such things as the RA (right ascension) or OA (oblique ascension) of a planet. If we try breaking the calculations down … Continue reading →

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Directions for the Stout-hearted

Posted on April 4, 2008 by

You might ask why calculating Primary Directions by hand is necessary in the computer age. The answer is quite simple. First there is no software on the market that is affordable, easy to use and where primary directions as understood … Continue reading →

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Primary Directions: Direct!

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

Primary directions are easy to understand, provided one keeps in mind that their name is derived from the primary motion of the earth around its axis. If they are treated like a rarefied form of transit, which quite often is … Continue reading →

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Priming up for Primary Directions

Posted on March 18, 2008 by

In the epoch of the whizz-machine one only needs to click a few buttons in a computer programme to generate a chart. This is tremendously convenient. It also has one side-effect. It is easy to forget the mathematics that underlie … Continue reading →

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