Format for Lat/Long for refraction correction
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Format for Lat/Long for refraction correction
I'm not sure that I understand the format for putting in lat and long for atmospheric refraction correction. Is it just Degrees / minutes and leave off the seconds? So for example 84.00W 39.00N instead of 39.000000 -84.000000 ? Also why does Geolocate put me out in the middle of the ocean?
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Re: Format for Lat/Long for refraction correction
Hi,
The Lat/Long is in decimal degrees - so 50 degrees 15 min east would be +50.25. To be honest, it doesn't matter as accuracy to the nearest degree of lat/long is fine for this.
Geolocate works from your IP address - there's a service https://freegeoip.net that SharpCap uses for this and obviously it places your IP address in the ocean!
Robin
The Lat/Long is in decimal degrees - so 50 degrees 15 min east would be +50.25. To be honest, it doesn't matter as accuracy to the nearest degree of lat/long is fine for this.
Geolocate works from your IP address - there's a service https://freegeoip.net that SharpCap uses for this and obviously it places your IP address in the ocean!
Robin
Re: Format for Lat/Long for refraction correction
Lol well my ISP provider is gonna hear about this!
Thanks rob
Thanks rob