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Old 12-07-2006, 03:30 PM
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cos Z = sin(lat) sin(dec) + cos(lat) cos(dec) cos(hr)

Z is the zenith distance and hr is the hour angle.

cos A = (sin(lat) cos (Z) - sin (dec)) / cos(lat) sin (Z)

A is the Azimuth.
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