In this example the date entered would be that next day. Polaris coordinate for epoch. The observation date is then converted into year format and displayed as the epoch year. This is directly below the chart and lists various statistics about Polaris at the instant of observation. Immediately following the chart is the Polaris Position Table that numerates the date and time that these points are reached.
Field of view is fixed.
No correction is made for precession or nutation so the times listed in the table may be off by a second or two. Treat this as zero and increment the minute. Copyright 1999 Pietro Carboni. All rights reserved.