deviations of the vertical in the netherlands from geodetic
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deviations of the vertical in the netherlands from geodetic
NETHERLANDS GEODETIC PUBLICATIONS O N GEODESY COMMISSION NEW S E R I E S VOLUME 6 NUMBER 3 DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS FROM GEODETIC-ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS by G. J. HUSTI 1978 RIJKSCOMMISSIE VOOR GEODESIE, THIJSSEWEG 11, DELFT, NETHERLANDS PRINTED BY W. D. MEINEMA B.V., DELFT, NETHERLANDS ISBN 90 6132 224 3 CONTENTS Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The method of simultaneous latitude and longitude determination. Mathematical model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Computer programmes 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latitude and longitude determination in Kootwijk using a Wild T4. . . . . . . 5 Latitude and longitude determination using a Zeiss Ni2 Astrolabe . . . . . . . 6 Final results and deviations of the vertical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendices I List of the astronomical stations. Plane rectangular coordinates referring to the Netherlands Triangulation system. Coordinates of the centre and of the instrument site; reduction to the centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I1 Computer input of the measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I11 Computer output of the measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 PREFACE In the years 197k1977 the Netherlands Geodetic Commission had the opportunity to increase the number of astronomical latitude and longitude determinations at 25 stations of the first order triangulation. Together with the results of 7 Laplace stations, the deviations of the vertical of in total 32 stations are now known, thus allowing determination of the geoid in a more or less detailed way. A report on this subject will be published in the near future. The Netherlands Geodetic Commission has special interest in this matter since on the Eastern border of the Netherlands, in Western Germany, a detailed map of the deviations of the vertical and of the geoid were published by S. HEITZ(1969) while on the Western and Northern border of our country the North Sea becomes more and more an object of scientific geodetic investigation (detailed gravity measurements, Seasat A altimetry, etc.). The latitude and longitude determinations were done by Mr. C. DE VRIES,who in 1974, in his early sixties, retired as a chief technician of the Department of Geodesy of the Delft University of Technology. With his wife, Mrs. M. J. DE VRIES,as his booker he carried out the measurements during the summer of the years 197k1977. When in the late summer of 1977 the measurements were nearly finished, we were all shocked by the passing away of Mr. DE VRIES,after a short illness. Thanks of our Commission are due to Mr. DE VRIESfor carrying out the measurements with the utmost care and accuracy and to his brave wife who will miss him the more so as they formed, one may say, a unique astronomic-geodetic measuring team. G. J. BRUINS Mr. C . de Vries DEVIATIONS O F THE VERTICAL I N T H E NETHERLANDS F R O M G E O D E T I C - A S T R O N O M I C A L OBSERVATIONS 1 Introduction Deviations of the vertical in The Netherlands were until recently known from latitude and azimuth observations carried out in the years 1893-1899 [l], [2], [3], [6], from gravimetrical measurements carried out by VENINGMEINESZin the years 1913-1921 [5], and from a number of Laplace stations measured in the period 1947-1973 [8]. This publication deals with the latitude and longitude determinations carried out by Mr. C. DE VRIESat a number of stations of the primary network in the years 1974-1977, using a Zeiss Ni2 Astrolabe. At every station two independent measurements were performed in different periods, from which the mean external accuracy for the latitude and longitude per station amounts to a,'= 0".2 and a, = 0".3. The final results are given in section 6, table 8. The observer's personal error was determined from similar observations, carried out regularly at a reference station. As such served the observation pillar of the Satellite Observatory at Kootwijk, and, in one case, that of the Laplace station Goedereede. The results of the latitude and-longitudedeterminations of Kootwijk using a Wild T4 instrument are also included in this report. The longitude of this station was used as reference value for determining the observer's personal error from time to time. See section 4, table 2. The deviations of the vertical related to the ED50 reference system, are shown in section 6, table 8 and in Fig. 4. 2 The method of simultaneous latitude and longitude determination. Mathematical model In the period 1974-1977 astronomical latitude and longitude were determined at 25 stations, applying the Gauss method and using a Zeiss Ni2 Astrolabe. In some cases a universal instrument (Wild T4 or DKM 3A) was used. Taking provisional values for the latitude, longitude and for the instruments zenith distance, we have: The quantities Aq, AA, Az are now the unknowns, to be determined from zenith distances of stars, regularly distributed in azimuth. Hence the observation equations are: + + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) cos aiAq - sin aiAAcos q o Az = li ci i = 1,2, ...s (number of stars) in which a, = azimuth of the star, counted clockwise from the North 1, = observation vector E , = least square adjustment correction The observation vector 1, is the difference between the zenith distance computed and the zenith distance observed : The star's zenith distance z: in (3) and the azimuth a, in (2) are computed with the provisional values from the following formulae: cos zi0 = sin cp, sin 6, + cos cp, cos 6, cos ti tan a, = -cos 6, sin t,/(sin 6, cos cp, -cos 6, sin cp, cos t,) .. .. . . . . . (4) in which 6, = apparent declination of the star t , = hour angle of the stars The hour angle of the star is computed from the time observations. In the case a number of fixed wires or a number of contacts is used, the mean value of the star's transit times measured in chronometer time scale are: T = [T,]/N k = 1,2,. ..N (number of wires or contacts). . . . . . . . ( 5 ) from which the hour angle follows: UTI =T+(UTC-T,)+(T-T,)A,T+(UTI-UTC)+AT, GAST = UT1 X 1.00273791 + GMST(OhUT)+ ee, +(eel - ee,) ti in which : UTl = GAST- a-1,/15 X UT1/24 1 . . (6j = Universal Time referring to the Conventional International Origin (C.I.O.) (UTC- To) = chronometer correction from radio time signals at To (usually: To < T) = rate of the chronometer (usually in sec/hour) A IT (UT1- UTC) = correction to the time signals according to the circulars of the Bureau International de 1'Heure (B.I.H.) or Royal Greenwich Observatory (R.G.O.) = time delay of the radio time signal (with the HBG receiver used, A Td average : O"006) = Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time GMST GAST = Greenwich Apparent Sidereal Time = equation of equionoxes at OhUTat the day of the observation and eeo, eel at the next day a = apparent right ascension of the star + DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS 7 The "observed" zenith distance in (3) is obtained by applying some corrections to the provisional zenith distance (z,) of the instrument: zi = zo+r+AzA+Az,+Az2+AzN in which: r Az.4 AZI Az2 a+ - sin ai +(P" + 7") [sinail . . . . . . . .. (7) = correction for the refraction = correction for the diurnal aberration = correction for the curvature of the star's path in the field of view for the distorsion of the horizontal (straighth) wires (= 0, if the star crossed all the horizontal fixed wires close to the vertical centre wire) = correction for the levelling with Horrebow-Talcott levels of a universal A ZN instrument (= 0, if an astrolabe is used) (P" +z") = sum of the contact width and the lost motion of the self-recording micrometer (= 0, if fixed wires are used) = correction The various quantities in (7) are defined by the following formulae: r p 270 270 + t 760 = -------(60".1 3 o tan zO-0".072 tan z ) p = pressure of the air, in mm mercury t = temperature of the air, in degrees Celsius AzA = -Or'.32 cos cpO sin a cos zO Az, = cot a (tan cpO cosec a -cot a cot z)F Az, = (cot zO(cos z0 cos a tan cp sin ~ ~ ) ~ / s i n ~ a ) ~ F = [ d z i ] / 2 instrumental ~~ constant, depending on the number of fixed wires or contacts used; Q = 206265" dz, = wire distances with respect to the horizontal centre wire in seconds of arc; k = 1,2, ... N M:, M; = reference (mean) positions of the H.T. levels M,, M, = +(r + l) ; mean of the level reading = level value (positive, if zero point of the level on the opposite side of p,,p, the line of sight) The three unknowns in the observation equations (3) can be solved by a least square adjustment. Writing these equations in matrix form, we have: and using equal weights, we obtain the following normal equations : from which follows the vector of the unknowns : in which Q is the weight coefficient matrix of the unknowns. It is approximately a diagonal matrix (with elements Q, Q,,, Q,,), if the stars selected are regularly distributed in azimuth. The adjusted latitude and longitude, including polar motion corrections, are then obtained from: ,, in which X and y are the coordinates of the true pole (usually expressed in seconds of arc) referring to the C.I.O. These data have to be taken from the circulars of B.I.H. or R.G.O. The estimate of the variance of the observation vector follows from: in which the vector E is determined from (8) by substituting the unknowns. The estimated standard deviations of the unknowns are then: 3 Computer programmes The computations were carried out using the IBM 370 of the Computing Centre of the Delft University of Technology. The programmes used are based on the formulae given in section 2. This programme is suitable for Ni2A measurements, and for measurements made by a universal instrument, such as Wild T4 or D K M 3A. The astronomical data and the coordinates of the stars in the computation were taken from a data bank, which was placed at our disposal by the Astronomisches Recheninstitut, Heidelberg, in the form of punched cards. This data bank contains the following data (see 1151, [161): a. date, A, B, C, D, E, dJ/, d ~Z,, S.T., GMST(OhUT),ee, J.D. - 0.5, reference year - 1900; for every day. b. Star No., Magnitude, a,,,,, p, 6,,,,, p', 17;for every FK4 and FK4 Sup. star. DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS 9 The reduction of the star's position from 1950 to the moment of observation was established by procedure FK4 according to the formulae given in [15]. The reduction includes also the influence of the second order terms: These terms were determined by an iteration process. Thus, the star's coordinates obtained by procedure FK4 have the same precision as those given in the Apparent Place of Fundamental Stars. The same procedure of reduction was used for the computation of star predictions. The resulting star list, used for the selection of the stars, contains information about the stars at equal zenith distances (z = 30°), such as FK4 number, magnitude, Local Sidereal Time, azimuth, parallactical angle (g), daldt, dzldt. 4 Latitude and longitude determination in Kootwijk using a Wild T4 The Satellite Observatory at Kootwijk was used as a reference station for the Zeiss Ni2A measurements (see sections 5 and 6) to determine the observer's personal time error. The longitude of the station Kootwijk had therefore to be determined using equipment suitable for first order measurements. This equipment consisted of the following instruments: - - universal instrument Wild T4, provided with Horrebow-Talcott levels and with a motor driven self-recording micrometer, see Fig. 1; chronoputer 2: digital quartz clock with a built-in microprocessor for computing the mean value of an arbitrary number of contact times (usually: N = 27); time recorder 3, for simultaneous recording of all the contact times (for check); HBG receiver for the radio time signals; signal converter "chronofix"; barometer (mmHg scale) ; thermometer ("C scale). For application of the Gauss method, as described in section 2, the Wild T4 was used as an astrolabe. It was set up on a stable observation pillar, and the telescope was fixed in instrument position face left at a constant zenith distance, approximately 30". Small variations in this zenith distance during the observations, however, were not automatically eliminated, but recorded by a set of Horrebow-Talcott levels (see formula (7) in section 2). With this method care should be taken that the levels are adjusted a long time before the observations, to avoid after-effects of this adjustment. The stars were mainly selected regularly distributed in the neighbourhood of the prime vertical, i.e. in the azimuth sectors 45"-135" and 235"-315". Thus the longitude to be determined has a higher accuracy than the latitude. Obviously this method is then very similar to the Zinger method, used for the determination of longitude only. The stars, crossing the field of view about the centre point, were tracked at a fixed telescope position over N = 27 contacts, excluding 5 starting contacts. The self-recording micrometer was driven by a small step motor, the speed of which is controlled by the Fig. I. The Wild 7 4 provided with a motor driven self-recording micrometer, as used in Kootwijk. 11 DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS observer by means of an adjusting knob. Before starting the observations the mean velocity of every star was set on a calibrated scale. The advantages of applying a micromotor for driving a self recording micrometer may summarised as follows (see [14]): - the observations are practically free of the observer's personal error; - the accuracy is about 25% better than using a manually operated micrometer; - the tracking of the star is easy (also with slow moving stars); - the instrument set up has a better stability since the observer doesn't have to touch the micrometer during the tracking of the star. The computer input of the Wild T4 measurements, including the test measurements in Delft, are given in the first part of appendix 11. The various instrument constants, defined in section 2 (P+z, F, p l , p2 in seconds of arc), and the star's coordinates reduced to the observation moment using procedure FK4, are also listed in this appendix. The corresponding computer output resulting from the above input are shown in the first part of appendix 111. The dimensions of the various quantities, as defined in section 2, are indicated in the first pages of appendices I1 and 111. Table l Test measurement at station Delft, observation platform of the new building of the Department of Geodesy (Wild T4, big pillar) date number of stars 1976 April 11 11 16 14 observer V H mean value (ref.: C.I.O.) P 6~ 3, 61 51°59'12".09 12 .30 0.41 0 .37 -4"23'14".88 15 .l1 0".40 0 .25 51 "59'12.20 0.28 -4"23'15".00 OM.24 Table 2 Results of the Wild T4 measurements at station Kootwijk (pillar east) date number of stars weighted mean value (ref: C.I.O.) observer P 52O10'44.46 GV 0".21 3, -5"48'35".64 61 0.09 The results from appendix 11, including polar motion corrections, are shown in tables 1 and 2. In Kootwijk six measurements were carried out by three observers. The longitudes obtained from this agree very well. The latitudes, however, may be seen as a by-product since most of the stars were selected close to the prime vertical. On the other hand we have 21 latitudes, determined on the same pillar from the reference observations with the NiA Astrolabe, which can be considered to be free of the personal error of the observer. The mean value of these latitudes is: cp = 52"1Ot44".05; 8, = 0".04; see section 5, tables 3, 4, 5 and 6. Taking the weighted mean of all latitude observations we then have: 5 Latitude and longitude determinations using a Zeiss Ni2 Astrolabe In the period 1974-1977 latitude and longitude were determined in a number of first order stations of the Netherlands' network using the following equipment: - Zeiss Ni2 Astrolabe with tripod - Omega-2 time recorder or time recorder 3 and tapkey - signal converter "Chronofix" (with the Omega-2 only) - HBG time signal receiver Local Sidereal Time chronometer barometer (mmHg scale) thermometer (C0) 2 batteries (12V) - battery charges (220) - - The Ni2 Astrolabe had two improvements. Firstly, a new illumination system was fitted for the cross wires, the horizontal circle, the plate level, and the level on the prism attachment. Secondly, an astronomical cross wire was mounted in the telescope with five horizontal wires (equidistances: 50 seconds of arc) and one vertical centre wire. Thus, the stars were observed when crossing the five horizontal wires using a tapkey for the timerecording. During the transit the observer kept the vertical wire close to the star by means of the horizontal fine motion knob of the instrument. The Omega time recorder was in 1975 replaced by an other type of chronograph: time recorder 3. This home-made digital quartz clock, provided with a separate digital printer, has the following advantages : - low current consumption - continuous operation - digital time display, approximately UTC socket for HBG time signal input The time keeping equipment was permanently mounted into a passenger car, see Fig. 2. The full equipment as used in the field is shown in Fig. 3. At every station two independent observation programmes were carried out, each consisting of 32 stars (FK4 or FK4 Supp. stars), regularly distributed in azimuth. One programme could be completed in about one and a half hour. To avoid correlation, the measurements were carried out in different periods of the year or even in different years. The instrument sites were chosen in a homogeneous surrounding as close as possible to the first order point and were marked by a steel pipe driven into the ground. Bearing and distance from instrument site to one of the permanent marks of the primary Fig 2. Fig. 3. Equipment for time keeping. Mr. and Mrs. De Vries demonstrating the equipment. point were measured and from these data the plane rectangular coordinates of the instrument site and the reduction of the latitude and longitude to the centre were computed (see appendix I). The computer input of the observations with the Ni2A are given in the second part of appendix 11, in accordance with the notation used in section 2. The corresponding computer output resulting from the above input are shown in appendix 111. The dimensions of the various quantities, as defined in section 2, are indicated in the first pages. The results of the latitude and longitude determinations, including polar motion corrections, are shown in chronological sequence in tables 3, 4, 5 and 6. Table 3 The Zeiss Ni2A measurements of 1974 station (instrument site) date Kootwijk Kootwijk Amersfoort Bosberg Zaltbommel Nederweert Venray Kootwijk Kootwijk Aardenburg Oudgastel Monnickendam Workum Winterswijk Klifsberg Rozendaal 3 Kootwijk Kootwijk May 15 May 17 June 14 June 15 June 20 June 21 June 22 Aug. 6 Aug. 15 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Sep. 10 Sep. 18 Sep. 20 Oct. 10 Nov. 1 Remark. Two complete measurements (BerkheideIJune 4 and LemererbergIJune 20) were rejected because of trouble with the recording of time signals. For the computation of the personal error, however, they are considered as valid observations. In order to determine the influence of the observer's personal error on the astronomical longitude, measurements were also carried out applying the same method and using the same instruments at the reference station Kootwijk. In one case only, in 1976, two calibrations were made at the Laplace station Goedereede, from which the astronomical latitude of Goedereede was determined at the same time. From the calibration data the correction for the observer's personal error (see last columns) was computed from in which ,lR is the longitude of the reference station used - 5"48'35".64 Kootwijk : Goedereede (instrument site) : - 3'58'3V.43 15 DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS Table 4 The Ni2A measurements of 1975 station (instrument site) date Kootwijk Kootwij k Oudgastel Workum Bosberg Venray Zaltbommel Kootwijk Kootwijk Arnersfoort Berkheide Monnickendam Rozendaal3 Winterswijk Lemelerberg Klifsberg Nederweert Aardenburg Kootwijk Kootwijk Berkheide May 27 May 28 July 28 July 29 July 30 Aug. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 18 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Sep. 21 Sep. 22 Sep. 26 Oct. 9 Oct. 12 Oct. 23 V 6, il A AA(P) 8, il A A%) Table 5 The Ni2A measurements of 1976 station (instrument site) Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Uithuizermeden Eierland Zaltbommel Beek Ubachsberg Goedereede Goedereede Uithuizermeden Lernelerberg Ubachsberg Beek Eierland Kootwijk Kootwijk date May 6 May 7/A May 7/B May 14 May 17 May 22 In June-July Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug.16 Aug. 17 Aug. 23 Aug. 24 Sep. 6 Sep. 19 Sep. 21 Sep. 22 Sep. 29 e) 52"10'44".49 OR.26 -5"48'34".00 44.38 0.14 33 .49 44 .l7 0 .20 34 .22 53 24 31 .99 0 .30 -6 42 30 .58 53 10 56 .96 0 .l5 -4 51 20 .l0 51 48 41 .92 0 .l8 -5 15 12 .01 the measurements were interrupted 513135.06 0.14 -5 37 34 .l9 505050.75 0.18 -5 56 57 .57 514908.05 0.12 -3 58 33 .78 8 .00 0 .l6 34 .24 0 .l4 -6 42 30 .64 53 24 31 .81 52 28 27 .95 0 .l6 -6 24 26 .40 -5 56 57 .67 50 50 50 .68 0 .l9 0 .l6 -5 37 34 .28 51 31 34 .68 0 .l6 -4 51 18 .99 53 10 57 .39 0 .l8 -5 48 33 .32 52 10 43 .97 0 .l6 33 .87 43 .98 A possible systematic error between these longitudes is neglected. When the personal error changed significantly during one observational period, the corrections were applied proportionally to the number of measurements between the calibrations. It may be noticed that the personal error changed only in the first year (1974) and in the following years it became more or less constant. Table 6 The Ni2A measurements of 1977 station (instrument site) date Kootwijk Kootwijk Urk Steenwijk Oosterhout Schoorl Groningen Harikerberg Kootwijk Kootwijk Urk Oosterhout Groningen Schoorl Harikerberg May 18 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 31 June13 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 15 July 21 Aug. 29 Sep. 1 Sep. 13 P 52"10'44".11 44 .03 52 39 45 .50 52 47 24 .67 51 38 49 .20 524154.59 53 13 16 .99 52 14 17 .56 52 1043 .97 44.06 52 3944 .98 51 38 49 .36 53 13 17 .l7 52 41 54 .57 52 14 16 .95 *V 0.15 0 .20 0 .l9 0 .21 0 .l8 0.11 0 .20 0 .l6 0 .l7 0.11 0 .l3 0 .l8 0 .l5 0 .l6 0 .l9 A 6nco,c A~P) -5"48'33".58 33 .20 -5 35 32 .93 -6 06 51 .62 -4 51 39 .35 -4 41 15 .77 -6 3407 .84 -6 32 20 .85 -5 48 33 .28 33 .62 -5 35 33 .24 -4 51 39 .99 -63407.92 -4 41 16 .l4 -6 3221 .31 E:) -2".25 0 0 0 0 0 0 .l5 .l6 .l3 .08 .l6 .l2 :;) 0 .l0 0 .l4 0.12 0 .l3 0 .l5 - -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 .22 .22 .22 .22 .22 .22 -2 .l9 - -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 .22 .22 .22 .22 .22 Table 7 shows the differences in latitude and longitude between the first and the second measurements. It is remarkable that the majority of the longitude differences has a positive sign. No explanation could be found for this systematic error; the observations were generally carried out at different times and in arbritrary sequence. The accuracy of the mean values of latitude and longitude obtained per station from this differences, are which can be considered as a kind of average external accuracy for all the Ni2A measurements from 2 X 32 stars. Table 7 Differences between the first and second measurements station station Aardenburg Arnersfoort Beek Berkheide Bosberg Eierland Goedereede Groningen Harikerberg Klifsberg Lemelerberg Monnickendam Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Kootwijk Nedemmrt Oosterhout Oudgastel Rozendaal Schoorl Ubachsberg Uithuizermeden Urk Venray Winterswijk Workum Zaltbommel 17 DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS 6 Final results and deviations of the vertical The final astronomical latitudes and longitudes are given in table 8. These data were obtained from tables 3, 4, 5, and 6 by computing the mean value of two measurements (in case of station Zaltbommel the mean of three), and adding the reductions to the centre according to appendix I. Then the sign of the longitudes was changed to make it agree with geodetic notation. The average accuracy of the latitudes and the longitudes is estimated at 0".2 and 0".3 respectively, as discussed in section 5. From the final astronomical latitudes and longitudes the components of the deviation of the vertical can be computed according to in which q, and A, denotes geodetical latitude and longitude computed from triangulation data, in this case referring to the International Ellipsoide in the ED50 reference system. Table 8 The final astronomical latitudes and longitudes (v, L) and the deviations of the vertical (5, 7) related to the ED50 reference system number station (centre) NL 1 3 5 8 9 Aardenburg Amersfoort Beek Berkheide Bosberg Delft, Geodesy (new) Eierland Goedereede Groningen Harikerberg Klifsberg Kootwijk (Observatory) Lemelerberg Monnickendam Nederweert Oosterhout Oudgastel Rozendaal 3 (-Imbosch) Schoorl Steenwijk Ubachsberg Uithuizermeden Urk Venray Winterswijk Workum Zaltbommel Ameland Leeuwarden Luyksgestel Oss Zierikzee 13 18 21 23 32 36 40 44 48 50 (30) 56 59 61 63 65 68 72 73 75 2 35 37 49 76 * not yet published 'P L 5 7 remark Wild T4 Ni2Af 1101 DEVIATIONS OF THE VERTICAL IN THE NETHERLANDS 19 The vectors of the deviations of the vertical are also plotted in Fig. 4, supplemented with a number of points along the German and Belgian border [l l], [12], [13]. It shows that the stations at which the deviation of the vertical is determined are reasonably well distributed over the territory of The Netherlands. Different approaches of interpolation may be used for determining the geoid from these data. This subject will be treated in a subsequent publication. In addition it is expected that Doppler satellite observations will give an important support to the so-called geoid-spheroid separation in the near future [17]. In 1977 a great number of station were measured in Europe by Doppler satellites, amoung others two stations in The Netherlands (Leeuwarden and Kootwijk). It may be interesting to combine the two sorts of measurements. At the same time a special study group of I.A.G. (SSG 5.50) started in 1976 collecting data of deviations of the vertical in Europe for determining the geoid in relation to the ED50 reference system. It is hoped that this publication will give a small contribution to this work. Acknowledgements The author wishes to thank all who contributed to this publication. Especially, Prof. G. J. BRUINS, president of the Netherlands Geodetic Commission, for supporting the measurements in many ways; Mr. C. OOMENfor writing the computer programme; Mr. G. L. STRANGVAN HEESand Mr. H . A. VERHOEF for checking the various computations. References [ l ] DBterminations de la latitude et d'un azimut aux stations Oirschot, Utrecht, Sambeek, Wolberg, Harikerberg, Sleen, Schoorl, Zierikzee, Terschelling, Ameland, Leeuwarden, Urk et Groningen. Commission Gkodksique Neerlandaise, Delft, 1904. [2] Dkterminations de la difference de longitude Leyde-Ubagsberg, de l'azimut de la direction UbagsbergSittard et de la latitude d'ubagsberg. Commission Gkodesique Neerlandaise, Delft, 1905. [3] HK. J. HEUVELINK - De stereografische kaartprojectie in hare toepassing bij de Rijksdriehoeksmeting. Netherlands Geodetic Commission, Delft, 1918. [4] HK. J. 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HEITZ- Eine astronomisch-geodatische Geoidbestimmung fiir Westdeutschland. Deutsche Geodatische Kommission, Reihe B, Heft Nr. 167, Frankfurt, 1969. [l21 A. RODDE Simultanbestimmung der Lotabweichungskomponenten l und 7 mit dem Prismenastrolabium. Deutsche Geodatische Kommission, Reihe B, Heft Nr. 162, 163, 177, Frankfurt, 1968, 1969, 1971. [l31 K. W. SCHRICK - Astronomisch-geodatischeBeobachtungen 1960 auf Borkum, Norderney, Pilsum und Niederreifenberg. Deutsche Geodatische Kommission, Reihe B, Heft Nr. 102, Frankfurt, 1963. [l41 G. J. HUSTI- The universal theodolite DKM3A with self-recording motor-micrometer. Nederlands Geodetisch Tijdschrift, No. 3, 1973. - [l51 Fourth Fundamental Catalogue (FK4), Veroffentlichungen des Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts Heidelberg, Nr. 10, Karlsruhe, 1963. [l61 Preliminary Supplement to the FK4 (FK4 sup), Veroffentlichungen des Astronomischen RechenInstituts Heidelberg, Nr. 11, Karlsruhe, 1963. [l71 A. R. ROBBINS- Geodetic astronomy in the next decade. Survey Review, XXIV, 185, July, 1977. Appendix I Plane rectangular coordinates in the Netherlands Triangulation system (Origin: Amersfoort) centre station Aardenburg Ameland Amersfoort Beek Berkheide Bosberg Delft, Geodesy (new) Eierland Goedereede Groningen Harikerberg Klifsberg Kootwijk (P.E.) Leeuwarden Lemelerberg Luyksgestel Momickendam Oosterhout Nedenveert Oss Oudgastel Schoorl Steenwijk Rozendaal (Imbosch) Ubachsberg Uithuizermeden Urk Venray Winterswijk Workum Zaltbommel Zierikzee X -135315.21 26177.21 0 16686.29 - 68274.51 64126.26 - 68664.83 - 35561.49 - 97314.98 78883.13 78741.77 53331 .08 28930.17 26894.38 69322.69 - 4661.74 - 24131.79 - 36438.38 25173.46 931 1.90 - 64250.03 - 47261.07 49085.17 41 194.05 39845.62 87947.67 13856.84 40812.65 91596.45 3708.86 - 9317.10 - 101897.97 instrument site Y X red. to centre Y AP Al Appendix I1 COMPUTER OUTPUT OF THE MEASUREMENTS -------- --- --------- -- ----- ------ --------- -- ----- L A T I T U D E AND L C h G I T L C E 8 1 ECUAL Z E N I T H D I S T b h C E S OF STPRS STATION....: DELFT.GEODESY .............: TO UTC-TO.....: DT l ..: UT1-UTC........: BETAU....: .....F ... X....*.........: :.....Y .. PPRlL 1111976 1ah ??m C 0 CO~COCO -2960 .OC1 .4i7 1:'808 -042 -.075 .3S6 ..........: J.O.* REF.YEPR....o..: hUMBEP CF STbRS: i442L75 1576 1t Pill...........: ].CS P121o...oa.....: 1.11 "12 mm PLFP 17m It 57 27 40 10 55 1l 15 !C 14 48 II 4 I ? l 8 F K 4 NO. 425 2563 225 286 2938 233 L A T I T U D c AND LONGITUCE b Y E P U A L Z E N I T H D I S T A N C E S OF STARS -- ---- -- -- ... ............. ........ .......:.: ....S... .: .......... .: .......... .: ...........: : TO UTC-IJ.........: Dll... UTl-UTi. 6CTAU. F.. X... 10 G 65.3330 -29h0 -031 -421 1.808 O"2 --075 396 . I... ~ 1 Y4d . 22 i 2 '903 1370 5 lb - ----- 11 & P A I L 1 9 7 6 : DELFT,GEODESV STATIJN. TI4E 19.2h0 11.5240 .......: .......: ...........: J-a..... RtF-YEAA.......: NJMSER OF STAHS: PIlI.... PI21 '4l1I42,P9T 31.21130.2.753r 33.4.13~.4,753, 7.6 7.6 L A T I T U D E AND L O N G I T C C E BY EQUAL Z E N I T H D I S T A N C E S ---------- --------- -- ----- ------ --------STATION..o. :KUOTYIJK .....S... ........: TO.. 15 U T C - T O O . . ~ ~ . ~: ~ ~- 0 DIT..ee..ee....: UTl-UTC BETAU......: F.~...e~eoe.o.~: X..-...ooooooo.: :....Y ... F"E4ST 55 1 A P Q I L 13, 60.0000 02990 .001 04iO 1.808 042 -.075 -430 9 14 2442879 1976 14 1.09 1.I 1 ALFA 58 17 15.7613 1.4479 29 35 DELTA 45 28.4666 36 57.6794 OF STARS -- ----- 1976 J.D..~~o~oo.o..: REFoYEAR....o..: NdU8ER OF STARS: Plllo.o.o.oooo.: P12I......: 7442881 1576 16 09 1-11 56 55 40 DELTA l 8 2 43 L443C 50.9645 9.2487 -- -- --- --- LATITUOE AN0 LCNGITUDE B Y EQUAL ZENITH DISTANCES OF STARS -- ... .........: .: ........ ... ............... ..............: STATION. :IWUTYI J 6 P.EAST TO:. UTC-TO DlT... m....... UT14JTC. BETAU....... X........F ...... X Y 18 -0 38 G -- ---- APRIL. i U 1 1 5 7 6 60.0000 .249O .c01 .396 1.8U8 -042 -.G73 -416 ......: ........ .........: ............ J.D... L442888 REF.YEAR 1976 NUMBia D F S T A ~ S : 10 P ( 11.. 1-09 PIZ) 1.11 FK4 NO. 2491 49 7 1191 ALFA 24 23 L2 b 13 7 25.85112 .S236 3L.55Yb -- - ---- LATITUDE ANu LONGITUDE B Y EJUPL ZENITH DISTANCES LF STARS --- - -- ---- - - - -- -- ----- -- .........: .....: ..........: .......:.: ............. .: ...........: ...........: TO.. UTC-TO.... DlT.. UTl-UTC. BETAU. ..v.. F X... V.. 2'4 33 43 49 52 50 3 19 -L 5 0 60.002C -2310 .OUO .3Y2 1.8~8 C42 -.072 -419 . TIME 42.9910 43.2830 15.5AO ALFA 1o.euo 44.2810 23.6'.00 7.6320 16.8250 46.9440 .3460 56.7570 27.6690 5L.9390 43.8210 13.4720 30.4590 Y 13 l 8 23 31 39 47 51 57 -- LATITUDE AN0 LDNiITUUE B V EQUAL -- .... .......: ......... .: ........ ......-.......:.: ...S....-. TO.... UTC-TO.. 011.. UTl-UTC. bETAU.....: F X .v.. ............: ........ ........... J.D 2442~89 KtF.YEA< 1976 NUMBW 3 F STAnS: lb Pll) : l.C9 PI.?).. .v... : 1-11 21 -0 4 C V..... TIME 16 47.630 23 2.6240 31 38.5800 29.1680 36 42 18.7170 50 4.4870 Yt.1640 56 3 20.4%30 8 37.9280 5.6930 14 19 4.5710 26 21.4410 23.5480 30 37 24.2790 29.0 100 43 51 26.9050 ZENITH DIST4NCES --- ffi.OOJO .23SO .OCO .3YL 1.8b6 .042 -.012 -419 ----- CiF STAKS J.D......: KEF.VtAR.......: NUhaER u F STAdS: P I 1) PIZI...........: ............ 2442889 1975 16 l.F9 1.11 ALFA 37 58 17 19 12 33 58 2 37 5G 16 31 26 51 29 31 DELTA l a 1.72L3 L 52.8707 4, 9.0b75 50 11.4753 34 32.2273 n 8.5~74 -- -- ---- - LATITUDE AN0 LONGITUDE B Y E l U L Z F N l l H DISTANCES DF STARS ... ........... ........ .......... .......: ............... ............ ............ STATICIN. :KdOTWIJK : 21 Td.. UTC-TJ.. DlT... UTl-UTC. BETAU. .e.. F X. -0 P-EAST 4 C ----- APRIL 60.00d0 .23J0 .000 .3Y2 2111976 J.O....: REF.YEAR.......: N U W E I OF STARS: P(lI...........: Y. ALFA 8 43 33 52 17 29 L5 29 26 29 56 38 32 14 44 21 - --- DELTA 44.9043 4.9bb0 21.9526 38.72J9 52.1843 6.6d94 47.1791 55.3114 8.0099 16.0642 36.0392 49.1431 30.7160 14.7468 49.9663 29.5573 - LATITUDE I N S LONGITUOE BY E P U L ZENITk DlSTANCES i F STARS STATIDN. ... :KuOTYIJK -- P.EAST ALFA 47 L2 44 l6 ' 54 33 50 56 40 1 17 15 58 13 7 49 DELTA 1Z.ai4~ 44 41 35.2706 STATION....:Kd3TWIJKIDDEAST MAY 1 7 . 1 9 7 4 TO. fuTC-TO)- FK4-NR, T ( K ) STATION....:AMERSFUORT JUNI 14, 1974 , PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE = STATION....:BOSBERG JUNE 1 5 . 1 9 7 4 STATION....:NEDERUEERT TO, (UTC-TO)= 4 51 11.0000 STATION...D:VE'IRAY TO, (UTC-TO)= 8 6 10.0000 JUNE 2 2 ? g 7 4 12 44 55.2280 STATION... JUNE 2 1 . 1 9 7 4 15 .:KOOTYIJK/P.EAST 56 54.1730 AUG.6,1974 AUGUST 15. STATION....:K30TIIIJK/PPEAST TO. (UTC-10)- 1 10 5.0000 STATION....:OUDGASTEL TO. (UTC-TO)= 5 23 14.0000 l e 36 59.5510 1974 STATION.... TO. (uTC-TO)= 2 16 :AARDENBURG 31.0000 AUGUST2211974 STATION..~.XMONNICKENDAM 14 TO, (UTC-TO)= S 35 50 51.0190 11.0000 AUGlJST21~1974 17 40 33.8210 AUGUST28r1974 11 19 53.7700 STATION.... TO, (UTC-TO)2 48 :YORKUM 60.00.lO AUGLST30.1974 10 50 4.1710 TO. (UTC-TO)= 0 28 STATI DII.... TO. (UTC-TO)= 9 l 8 41.0000 9 41 24.0150 45.0000 :ROLE:I1)4bL3 TO, (UTC-TO)= Z 0 59.41 l 0 18 33 20.1200 S c P T s :01!974 16 39 5.5900 ST4TIOW....tKOOTYIJK/PPEAST OCT. 10, 1974 TO. (uTc-TO)= 7 23 30.0000 10 25 35.2290 STATION.... To,(uTc-Ta)= 8 13 NOV. 1 r 1974 :KOOTYIJKIPpEAST 29.0000 8 36 30.9480 0~-.113rO~.012~-.012~.255t2442352~1975~5~16~ DlT,(UTl-UTC),BETAU,F,X,Y,JO,REF.YEAR,N,S= STATION~~~.:KOOTYIJK/PpEAST NOV. 1 TO. (UTC-TO)= 10 28 29.0000 8 36 1974 30.9480 STATION... STATION-...:WORKIN JULY 2 9 , 1 9 7 5 .:OUO USTEL JULY 2 8 . 1 9 7 5 STATION. .. :KOOTYIJK P-EAST AUG.391975 STATION... TO, IVTC-TO)= 20 0 :KOOTYIJK P.EAST 5.0000 0 AUG.4.1975 0 .0060 STATION. .. .:AME&SFOdQT AUG.6.1975 STATION... STATION. .:LEMELER6ERS .-.: NEDEQYEERT AUG.28rl975 SEPT 2 2 . 1 9 7 5 STATION. .. .:AAROWBURG SEPT.26.1975 STATION....:Ka)TUIJK~P.EAST TO* IUTC-TO)= 19 7 60.0000 0 OCT - 1 2 , 1 9 7 5 STATIONm... 0 TOIIUTC-TO)= 18 32 5.6110 :BERKHEIOE 58.0000 OCT.23.1975 0 0 6.7870 STATION....:KOOTYlJK/P.EAST STATION....:KOOWIJK~PPEAST MAY 6 , 1 9 7 6 MAY 7 1 1 9 7 6 / 8 STATION....:UITH.MEOEN MAY 1 4 , 1 9 7 6 STATION.... :FIERL4ND TO. IUTC-TO)= 20 26 60.0000 STATION. ... :BEEK MAY171196, 4 EN OONK 0 STATION.. ..:ZALTBONNEL MAY2Zv 1 9 7 6 .0620 Affi.7~1976 STATION.... :!JBACHSBFPF TO. lUTC-TOl = 20 42 6O.nOOF 1976 EIIC..B. - P 2.6850 STATION. ... :iOEOEREEOE TO. IUTC-TO)= 20 15 STATION.... .OOOO AUG.16~1976 -3 :JITHUIZEr(MiOEN 0 2.4140 4UG.23.1976 TO. IUTC-TO)= 20 3 60.0000 STATION. -3 ... :LEYELEaSE*S TO, I U T C - T o ) = 19 43 63.0000 0 2.3850 AUG.24.1976 -0 0 2.1330 STATIUN....:BEEK STATION.. .. EN CONK :K00TYI JKIP-EAST SEPT.19.1976 SEPT.22~1976 STATION. ... STATION. ... XKOOTYIJK P.EAST :K 0 0 T U I J K ~ F . E A S T TO I UTC-TO l = 20 45 60.0000 SEPT.29~1976 MAY24.1977 STATION. ... :STEEPIWIJK MAY26.1977 STATION. ... STATION. ... :flflSTERkCUT FK4-NR.TIK1, :GPChlhCFN nAY31~1977 JULY 2 , 1 9 7 7 PRESS. , T E r P . = 3 0 9 4 1 L 1 1 1 1 . 3 7 . 52143.1Li948.52154486b.38.768n 14.7. 6 4 1 ~ L 1 ~ 1 2 ~ 5 9 ~ 0 9 ~ 1 2 ~ 4 8 t ) 2 6 ~ 2 3 ~ 4 07 46 80. 1142- 7~m5 3 ~ 7 8 1 478~Ll~l5~23.08~30.4L137.89.45.17,52.50~ 7 6 8 8 1 4 . 7 # S T A T I O N . --,:HARl KERBERG STATION--..:KCO~WYUIP~LAST JULY 3 . 1 9 7 7 JULY 5 , 1 9 7 7 STATION....:KOOlhlL.P.EAST STATION....:IIRK JULY 1 5 , JULY 4s 1 9 7 7 1977 STATION....:OOSlERHCUT STATION... .:SCHCORL JULY21 StPT.1,1977 1977 STATION... STATION. .:GRCkINCEN ...: HARIKERBERG AUG.29.1977 SEPT. 1 3 , 1 9 7 7 Appendix I11 COMPUTER OUTPUT OF THE MEASUREMENTS --- - -- ----- - - - - -- -- --- - ---- L A T I T U O E A N 0 L O N G I T L C E BY ECUAL Z E N I T H O I S T A h C E S OF S T A R $ L A T I T U M AND L O n G l T U C k B Y E C W L Z E N l T h J I S T A H C E S OF STARS STATION....: STATIJN. --- -- ----- --..------- ----- DELFT,GEODESY INSTRUMENT. : W I L D 1 4 LATITUOE CHR0hOMETER:CPRZ OBSERVER...:OE VRIE! OATE.......:APRIL ............. ... l2:0000 INSTRUMENT.: 23 15.CCCC CHR0NJMETER:CPR 55 iCaC300 U B S t R 4 W...: 51' 55 LONGITUOE...........: -4 ZENITHOISTALCE......: 25 V DATE.. 11.1576 ---- - -- : DELFT,GEODESY APPROXIMATE VALUES hILD 14 LATITUDE 2 WSTI a.... ........... 51 59 12.0000 LWlGITUOE--.........: -4 23 15.0000 ZENITHDISTANCE......: 29 59 20.0000 -1 :l1 A P R I L 1 9 7 6 O B S E R V A T I O N S A h C AC.LSTPEhT -------------- ---------STAR U,T l MAGN 19 h 29 3.71 425 AZIM2TH 115 54 297973 E S T I M A T E OF V A R l A h C E : L -4276 E -:66 M A T R I X OF b E l G H T C C E F F I C I E L T S lt NUMBER OF STARS: , UNK~OY~S: O E L T A PHI.: OELTA L A M e t b C O S l P h I I : O E L T:.A............L. -.a170 -.a17 -.232 -5.632 R E S U L T S R E L A T E D T C T h E C.1.C.: NUMJER OF STAAS: -0085 -.C155 E S T I M A T E OF ST. -4 23 14.8784 -241 --- --------- -- ----- ------ .SEC .4680 DELTA P H I : .l93 D E L T A LAMBOA C ~ 6 l ~ H l l : -.372 D E L T A L.. : -6.328 .C663 [El.: M A T 2 1X O F U E l G H T C O E F F l C l E N T S -29 ............ ........... UNILYOY NS : .~cce R E S U L T S R E L A T E 0 1 3 T H E C.I.O.: LATITUDE = LONGITUOE- 14 ESTIMATE 3 F VARIANCE: -2749 .6C 51 59 -.a132 -0849 -.O155 -0014 t S T I R A T E OF ST. 12.2984 .0120 OEV.1 .%B PHI -- -- ---- - -- L A T l T U O E AN0 L O N G I T U D E B Y E O W L Z E N I T H U I S T A K E S OF S T A R S L A T I T U O E A N 0 L O N G l T U C F BY EQUAL Z E N I T H D I S T A N C E S OF S T A R 5 -- ----- -- STATION....tKJOTYlJK -- P.EAST APPROXIHATL VALUES ---A- INSTRUMENT. : M I L D 14 LATITUDE.......: ............ C H R O N O M E T E R : T ~ M E R E C O R ~ E R3 LONGITUDE OBSERVER..o:BELGRAVER ZENITHDISTANCE......: ....... DATE :APRIL OBSERVATLJNS ANC -------------STAR 2491 491 1191 511 HAGN 5.60 2.40 5*28 4.11 NUMBER OF S T A R S : 13, INSTRUMENT.: ~ ~ O o o o o CtRJN0METER:CPRL LONGITUDE 29 55 20.0000 OBSERVER...:WSTI LENLTHOISTANCE......: -- 110 8 3 1 1 905471 44.0272 36.7462 AZ~MUTH 50 298 46 63 3 264 52 43 L -.55 -45 -1.28 -1.02 -.72 -.72 -.l0 -66 03155 D E L T A PH :...l D E L T A LAMBOb C O S I P H I ) : D E L T A Z....DO.DD....O: 44.1540 -079 -S 565 -.808 44.0000 35.0000 59 ZG.LO00 -.0003 DEV.: -SEC 19 19 19 19 19 20 PHI UTl 33 3'9.3458 39.1889 3 1 11.1180 4 1 6.1461 5 3 5 6 W.4362 2 19.1042 AZIMUTH 298 50 63 46 264 3 43 52 255 58 16 23 -0625 L -1.96 -6.80 -8.45 E -.70 -1.16 -1.04 .32 -1.07 -.l8 -8.OL -8.59 4.02 16 .58 -.a041 O E L T A RI1d... O E L 7 A LAMBDA C O S I P H I I: D E L T A Z. .............: R E S U L T S R E L A T E 0 TG T H E C.I.O.: LATITUOE = .308 -153 N W B E R O F STARS: - U M Y O Y NS : .oleo .Q017 E S T l M A T E OF ST. MAV1 5.60 2.40 5.28 4.77 5.45 4.bO E S T I M A T E OF V A R I A N C E : -00039 10 STAR 2491 497 1191 511 1199 3083 F M A T R I X OF Y E T G H T C O E F F l C l E N T S .30 UNKNOYNS : 52 29 10 48 O B S E R V A T I O N S ANO A O J U S T H W T 16 R E S U L T S R E L A T E D T O T H F C.I.0.: 52 : -5 O A T E ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : A ? R l L ~ 2 0 ~ 1 9 1 6 UT1 E S T I M A T E OF V A R I A N C E : LATITUDE = 44.0000 1976 1 5 14 20 LATITUDE....... : 10 4e POJUSTMENT 2C 20 20 20 Y I LOT4 ..... ........... 52 -5 52 10 45.4104 l.r9b -.433 %.92n .0765 -0051 -.0012 E S T I M A T E OF ST. - OEv.: .446 .211 *SEC PHI -0626 - -- -- --- - - -- -- -- --- GlZTANCtS -- OF -- -STARS --- LATITUDE AND LIIYGlTULX BY E r M L ZENITH - --- --- -- LATITUDE *H0 LCNGITULJE BY EPUAL ZcNITH D I S T A U L S r F 5TAhS INSTRUMENT. i Y I L D T 4 ..... : LATITUGE....... 5~ 10 44.C000 OBSERVES...:Uc DATE.. :APRlL.21~1976 a .. MAW 5.60 2.40 5-28 4.77 5.45 4.60 5.W 4.66 6-40 5.11 4-60 5-40 5.13 5.44 4.43 5.90 1SL1 3 4 2723 NUMBER OF S T U S I UTl 29 43.1522 43.4442 33 43 15.7002 49 10.9733 52 44.4423 23.8513 58 3 7.7934 16.9864 9 13 47.1055 l 8 .5075 23 5b.9185 l 9 l 9 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 AZIMUTH >G 298 03 46 2a4 3 43 52 255 58 23 76 321 39 9b 0 283 53 106 3L 132 52 ...........: -.W39 1&77 -.boo -9.115 RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.I.O.: -- --- --5 - .0017 -.Ono, tST1MATE GF ST. 10 45 A 9 0 6 .386 48 35.4510 .l92 -- -- 16 - - - -- -- -- STATION..-.:WOTYIJI( ~9 2C.GOUG MAT1lX OF YLIiHTCOEFFIClENTS LATITUDE LONGITUDE...........: -329 -.l71 -7.015 = 52 10 -.D057 .0725 -.G093 .0009 L S T I M A T t dF ST. 44.4434 .C627 DCV.: .ZYb r s L c PHI ---- - -- -- -- --- -- - LATITUDE AND LJNGITUDE BY E3UAL ZENITH DlSTlNCES OF STARS -- - -- STATION. ... :K9OTHIJK P-EAST APPRJXlMATC VALb€S ---A- ............ INSTRUMENT. :U1 LDTs .............. LATITUDE -- - CHION0METER:CPRZ ... RESULTS RLLATtD TO THE C.1.J.: DcV.: APPROX111ATt VALUES --- -4585 DELTA PHI......... : DELTA LAMBDA CDSIPHI l: DELTA Z : .ObZ5 OF STARS ---- ----- ----- P.E&ST -19 UNKNOYNS : .078C LATITUDE AN0 L D l G I T U D t BY EQUAL Z i N l T H JISTANCES --- : 29 AZIMUTH 06 51 232 13 109 23 ESTIMATE OF VARIAYCF: ...: LONGITUDE* ..... --- -- --- NUMBER OF STARS: DELTA PHl..... DELTA LAMBDA CDSIPHI I: DELTA Z... 52 --- ithllHD1aT~NCL. -.l6 -a77 -.65 .29 -a99 -.37 -56 -.44 -.45 -.44 .05 .47 UII(II0UIIS I = -- dRlES :A+RIL.21r1976 t L -8.82 -7.20 -9.21 +.G0 -9.04 -7.84 -8.99 -8.2L -a.si -8.55 -9.67 16 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: LATITUDE ..... GbSEaVATltiNS AND ADJUhTMWT -- ---- OBSERVATIONS A K I ADJUSTMWT STAR 2491 497 1191 511 l199 3083 2523 494 2572 1337 2999 2719 3039 DATE.. : h 1LdT4 LATlTUbc....... ...... ...........: ...... 52 10 44.0000 1NSTRUMENT.: -5 48 35.C030 CHRONUMETER: CPRZ LbaGlTUDt OBSCRVEK...:JE LEHlTHJlSTANCE VRIES DATE.......:APRIL 52 10 -5 48 35.0030 29 20.0000 : 29 44.0000 22.1976 ADJUSTMENT --OBSERVATIONS -- - AND - - --- STAR 3497 2594 1521 726 711 502 3102 674 +78 3bO4 3065 724 713 3204 1368 3584 WMbER O F STARS: 16 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: NUMER OF STASS: .l5 ............ .............. U M O Y MS : DELTA P H I : DELTA LAMBDA COSIPHI I: OELTA Z : RESULTS RELATcD Td THE C.I.O.: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 i 2 2 2 -.OOZZ .l17 -.B20 -5.757 .0773 .0012 -.On05 ESTIMATE UF ST. 52 10 44.2308 .224 LDK.ITUDE= -5 48 35.8092 -109 OiV.: PHI ALI#VTH 77 16 289 5 275 37 67 23 08 14 255 14 247 36 129 38 312 8 44 3 265 5 IC2 4G 111 8 23t 2, 53 271 24 96 .... RESULTS RELATED TO THc C.1.U.: = LOffilTUDE= -.33 -a54 -.l2 -.05 -.4i -.b9 -.57 -.2O -14 -.C5 -55 .40 .05 .4b -02 -53 -6.11 -4.45 -4.16 -5.88 -6.41 -4.56 -.0065 DELTA W S.......1 ..... DELTA LAMBDA CLDkPHII: DELTA L... .0625 t L -3.X -5.OG -5.47 -4.02 -3.682 -4.86 -4.97 -4.02 -5.51 -4.15 -24 UNKNOWNS : LATlTUOE *SEC IJT 1 12 47.12J2 17 16.3873 21 3.5613 3G -5533 3s 44.5194 39 15.0094 43 6.7744 47 51.68G5 52 37.9215 58 Xi.3165 6 38.5756 16 2.4237 27 24.4617 33 55.+488 38 29.8068 42 7.5128 16 ESTIMATE DF VARIANCE: = LATlTUOE MAGY 6.05 5.C0 4.60 3.98 4.00 4 5.UJ 3.82 5.92 5.40 5.10 4.46 3.30 5-22 5.44 5.60 .LZb -.78> 4.EC5 -0751 -.0b01 ~STIMTE 52 10 44.i35a 299 -5 48 35.7534 -134 -.U004 OF ST. *SEC dEV.: PHI -0625 S T A T 1 O N ~ ~ ~ ~ : K D O T ~ l J K / P P E A S T APPRUKlMATE VALUES INSTRUMENT.:NIZ ASTROLABE. LATITU3E.. .........a. 52 10 45.0000 STAT1ON~...:UIOTYIJK/P.EAST APPROXlMATE lNSTRUMENT.:N LATITUDE............: 52 10 LONGlTUOE...........: -5 48 ZENITHOISTANCE......: 30 I 2 ASTNOLASE CHR0NOMETES:OMEGA OBSERVER...:C DATE -- STAR 590 390 1432 52 2 3326 1323 355 3218 2852 608 1383 3281 368 372 425 32 MATRIX DF U E I G H T C ~ E F F I C I F N T S : .98 DELTA P H I OELTA LAMBOA C O S ( P H I I : DELTA Z -.0028 -1.279 1.505 -.621 RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.I.O.: = 52 10 UTI 20 20 NUMBER OF STARS: 47 50 -.OOJb ESTIMATE OF ST. 421MUTH 16 47 254 2 26.9969 16.4709 -.0028 -1.105 1.348 -2.745 LATITUDE = 52 10 .0582 -so017 RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.I.0.: OEV.: -251 E .l7 1.24 .0679 1.14 DELTA PHI......: DELTA LAMBDA C G S I P H I I : OELTA Z..x .D313 L 4.36 -2.38 MATRIX OF YEIGHTCOEFI 32 UNKHOYNS: .0582 -.0017 43.7632 - MAGN 4.34 4.41 ESTIYATE 3 F VARIANCE: .0679 ............. ............... UNKNOWNS: LATITUOE STAR 590 390 AZIMUTH ESTIMATE OF VASIANCE: 0 17.1974 OBSERVATIONS AN0 AOJUSTYENT MAGN 4.34 4.41 5.85 4.82 5.00 4.78 3.75 5.90 5.80 3.91 4.93 6.00 3.89 5.96 3.71 NUMSER OF STARS: :MAY ---- - -- - OBSERVATIONS AND AOJUSTMENT ---- --- DE V R l E S ....... VALUES -.0006 E S T I M I T E OF ST. 43.9385 OEV.: -279 -p--------------------- LONGITUDE= -5 48 STATION...,: AMERSFUORT LNSTRUMENT.:NIZ 32.2849 .238 -------- ASTRULABF OE V R l E S DATE.......:JUNI 14, .258 PHI ----- LATITUDE............: 52 9 24.0000 LONGITWE...........: -5 23 4.0000 LENITHOISTANCE......: 30 0 35.0000 NUMBER OF STARS: AZIMUTH -48 RCSULTS RCLATED TO THE C.I.0. : 1.40B ,646 2.635 57 -6 20 OBSERVER...lC. ZENITHDISTINCE......: 30 0 OE VRIES --- ESTIMATE OF ST. .l89 -5 23 .................... 2.6758 .l61 NUMBER OF STARS: -.00J3 32 OEV.: PHI MATRIX OF YEIGHTCOEFI -50 DELTA PHI......: COSIPHII: DELTA ~ - - LAMBDA DELTA Z ... : .0313 RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.I.O.: LATITUDE *SEC MAGN 5.48 5-90 2.90 5.80 4.60 5.20 5.80 5.80 5.00 5.40 5.10 3.98 5.20 4.90 4.96 5.44 5.72 6.00 3.88 4.48 -0722 UNKNOYNS: .0540 -ad015 25.4501 LINGITWE- 52 52 LONGITUDE...........: ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: -0017 9 i - CHRON0METER:IMEGA STAR 440 2953 485 3172 3547 3535 3375 3096 3463 2986 3536 7 26 1440 3185 502 467 1338 3541 472 1460 E -0744 DELTA PHl...... OELTA LAMBDA COSIPHI l : OELTA Z LATITUDE L MATRIX OF YEIGHTCUEFFICIENTS: 32 .. ............S.: WIKNOYNS: ASTROLABE VILUES LATITUDE............: ---- U11 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: INSTRUMENT.lNI2 PHI OBSERVATIONS AN0 ADJUSTMENT --- MAGN -- APPROXIMITE *SEC 1974 DBSERVAT IONS AN0 AOJUSTMENT STAR - STATlON....:BDS8ERG APPROXIMATE VALUES CHR0NOMETER:OMEGA OBSERVER...:C. *SEC = LONGITUDE= -.0013 -0552 -.0006 -0004 1.577 -.547 3.002 ESTIMATE OF ST. 52 57 13.6228 .l91 -6 20 25.6287 .l67 *SEC 0EV.I PHI STATIOW....:ZALTBOMMEL APPROXIMATE VALUES IMSTRUMENT.1NIZ ASTROLASE CHRONOMETERIOMEGA OBSERVER...:C. DATE... DE V R I E S ... .:JIBE ---- LATITUDE............: 51 48 42.0000 LONGITUDE...........: -5 15 9.0000 ZEMITHOISTANCE......: 30 0 35.0000 APPROXIMATE VALUES INSTRUMENT. :N I 2 ASTROLABE LATITUDE.... 17 13.0000 CHRON0METER:OMEGA LONGITUDE...........: -5 44 54.7000 ZENITHDISTANCE......: 30 0 35.0000 - --- MATRIX OF YEIGHTCOEFFICIENTS: 32 -31 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: UNUNOYMS: OELTA PHI....: DELTA LAM804 C O S I p H I I : OELTA : .....Z -395 -1.208 2.212 RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.I.0.: 51 48 42.4333 -- -5 15 10.6840 C~RONOMETER:OMEGA 1 -0002 .0549 -.0003 ESTIMATE OF ST. *SEC OBSERVER...:C.DE VRlES DATE...-...:JUNE 2 2 1974 WMBER OF STARS: 21 21 PHI -5 -5 58 -0560 -.0001 -.002l ESTIMATE OF ST. 13.6653 .0313 DEV-t .l42 - 52.7464 .l26 *SEC PHI APPROXIMATE VALUES p IMSTRUMENT.rN12 L~NGITLIDE -5 51 ~:.OOCU CHRON0METER:OMEGA U ?5.OOCU OBSERVER...:C.DE ....S......: 30 ASTROLABE LATITUDE-..--.......: LONGITUDE... 52 : -5 S . . . . . . . ZENITHOISTANCE......: VRIES 30 10 45.0000 48 35.0000 0 35.0000 - OBSERVATlONS AND ADJUSTMENT p - AZIMUTH 298 45 87 7 .15 23.1746 44 42.6000 L 1.99 .3R STAR 795 3427 580 549 3508 3229 82 1 1534 837 1416 3587 3730 1460 569 811 847 IF55 -57 -0019 OF ST. -.0014 DEV.: .205 *SEC P H I MATRIX OF YEIGHTCOEFFlCIENTS: 32 -0688 .38 -0008 -0573 -so003 -0010 UNKNOYNS: .OS60 -.0002 ESTIMATE NUMBER OF STARS: AZIMUTH 16 25 190 24 263 23 305 11 167 25 342 12 I 5 76 125 51 1 29 268 30 148 49 89 59 28 217 330 23 96 57 57 5 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: -0709 1.811 -970 1.824 MAGN 5.90 5.70 5.41 5.67 4.60 5.30 4.26 4.09 4.99 4.61 5.70 5.30 4.48 3.14 5.09 3.70 .0313 OELTA PHI......: DELTA LAMBDA C D S I P H I I : DELTA ...2 .........e .. RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.I.0.: LATITUDE = LONGITUDE- - 31 MATRIX OF dEIGHTCOEFF1CIFNIS: R E S U L T S R E L A T E D T O THE c. 1.a : LONGITUOE= 17 51 U71 71.6439 25 22 19.6876 D E L T A PHI DELTA LAHBDA CCS I P H I 1: DELTA :L ... 51 STATION~...:UOOTYIJ~IPPEAST ZENITk@lSTANCE......: ............. VIKNOYNS: LATITUDE = LATITUDE............: 32 ESTlMATE OF VARIANCE: -0009 -625 1.056 2.591 SESULTS RELATED TO THE C.1.0.: DEV.: _-- -------_-- MAGN 5.80 4.00 -0710 .28 9ELTA PHl......: OELTA LAMBDA COS(PH1I: DELTA Z.: .0313 OBSERVATIONS AND ADJUSTMENT STAR 0 0 711 MATRIX OF YE1GHTCOEFFIClENTS: 32 UNKNOYNS: APPROXIMATE VALUES ---------------ASTROLABE NUMBER OF STARS: ESTIMATE Of VARIANCE: -.0007 .l30 AZIMUTH 210 51 .0726 -- LATITUDE = STATION....:VENRAI , MAGN 5-80 3.98 3.88 4.63 4.45 5.72 3-92 5.00 6.00 4.90 5.10 5.50 5.27 5.70 4.70 5.70 3.40 4.83 5.00 5.40 5.41 5.67 5.44 5.60 5.90 5.70 4.70 5.40 6.00 STAR 3172 726 472 729 1460 1338 674 3102 3541 NUMBER OF STARS: IYSTRUMENT.:NIZ VRIES : 51 OBSERVATIONS AND ADJUSTMENT MAGN 5.40 2-90 5.80 5.90 3.24 5 .OO 5.20 5.80 5.80 4.00 4.66 3.88 4.48 5.10 3.94 4.90 5.92 3.78 5.27 4.67 LONGITUDE- OBSERVER...:C.JE ........ 20,1974 OBSERVATIONS AND AOJUSTMENT STAR 2986 U15 3375 3451 723 2994 1-0 3172 3000 711 494 472 1460 3536 733 3185 478 534 486 557 -- -- --- -- STATION....:NEDERWEERT p 52 10 44.0184 -.P86 1.184 4.409 ESTIMATE OF ST. OEV.: .l62 -148 *SEC PHI -0313 STATION.... :K04TUIJK/PPEAST I'NSTRUliENT.:Nl2 ASTROLABE CH9ONOMETER:OMEGA OBSERVER...:C. DE V R l E S DITE.......:AUGUST 15. APPROXIMATE VALUES ---------------- ...........S: ..........S. 52 10 45.0000 IIISTRUHENT.:NI2 LONGITUDE -5 48 35.0000 CIIRON0METER:OMEGA ZFNITHDISTANCE......: 30 0 35.0000 OBSFRVFQ...:C.DE LATITUDE STAR MAGN 5.90 5.70 5.41 5.67 4.60 5.30 4.26 4.09 4.99 4.61 5.70 5.30 4.48 3.14 5.09 3.70 5.20 5.21 5.30 4.26 5.22 5.27 32 M4TRlX DF -44 D E L T A PHI OELTA LAMBOA COSIPHI l : DELTA z WEIGHTCOEFFIC~ENTS: 00008 -1.145 -843 1.313 RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.l.0.: - .Q010 ASTROLABE CHR0NDMETER:OMEGA O8SERVER...:C.DE VRIES 53.2000 ZrHITHPIST4NCE......: 30 0 75.0000 11~1 INIIMBER OF STARS: AZIMUTH DEV.: F -16 -3.621 7.317 3.778 RCSULTS RELATED TO THE C.7.U.: - L 32 DELTA PH ..1.. S: DEL14 L4MBDA C O < l P H l l : DELTA I.... ...m-:. . .Q313 APPROXIMATE VALUES lNSTRUMENT.:NI2 Zt.3000 76 UY KNdYNS: -0513 -.0003 ESTlMATE OF ST. MAGN t S T I M A T E OF VAR14NCE: .U688 ............: ..............: UNKNOWNS: 10 -3 ...........: AN0 ADJUSTPENT -OHSERVATIOt4S - -------- . - - - - - ------- .- ------------ --- ESTIMATE OF VARlANCE: LATlTUPF........o...: VRlES 51 LllNGITIJ@F 04TE.......:AUGUST21~197L 1574 O3SERVATlONS AN0 ADJUSTMENT NUMBER OF STARS: ASTROLAPF .U006 .0555 .0008 .Q000 FSTlMATE OF ST. LITlTU@E= 51 16 22.6774 .233 LONGITUDE. -3 26 45.1777 -205 *SEC 0FV.: PHI -- - STATION....:MOllNlCKENDAM APPROXIMATE VALUES LATITUDE.......: 52 ASTROLABE .0?13 LATITUDE............: 51 35 16.8000 INSTRUMENT.:NlZ LONGITUDE...........: -4 27 37.5000 CHRONOMETERZOMEGA LWGITWE...........: -5 1 57.2000 ZENITHDISTANCE......: 30 0 35.0000 OBSERVER...:C.DE ZENITHDISTANCE......: 30 0 35.0000 VRIES 27 27.9000 DATE.......:AUGUSTZZI~~~~ - --- OBSERVATIONS AND AOJUSTMENT OBSERVATIONS AN0 AOJUSTMENT -- -- ----STAR 844 601 3585 606 587 3778 621 2.57 1594 3508 3276 643 3862 1434 3715 3776 858 852 1593 869 3448 1488 3326 1462 3377 899 3585 2005 1565 1508 675 891 ALIMU 69 275 161 339 312 89 269 144 19 199 322 255 31 284 134 MAGN 4.58 4.26 4.90 5.51 5.13 5.70 4.25 5-10 5.74 4.60 5.40 3.36 5.60 5.14 5.40 5.40 5.24 4.91 5.50 3.63 5.00 4.92 5.00 5.82 5.80 4.40 4.90 5.50 4.76 4.63 5 -04 4.28 NUMBER OF STARS: 111 92 99 13 91 239 222 316 266 278 58 198 44 153 212 342 89 32 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: MATRIX OF WEIGHTCOEFFlCIENTS: -71 .0750 UNKNOWNS: DELTA PHI......: DELTA LAMBDA C O S I P H I ) : DELTA :...L.. RESULTS RELATED TO THE C.1-D.: .344 -1.488 6.228 NUMBER OF STARS: .0536 -.0016 -0004 DEV.: MATRIX OF YEIGHTCDEFFICIENTS: 32 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: -.0008 ESTIMATE OF ST. AZIMUTH 330 3 213 36 267 48 26 42 273 53 345 31 10 200 142 37 259 7 80 14 91 15 160 19 M 27 303 18 148 53 15 17 348 32 296 21 MAGN 3.14 5-30 6.00 5.22 4.26 5.50 6.00 5.50 3.61 4.60 5.70 5.10 5.50 4.11 5.10 5.50 5.90 5.66 STAR 569 3415 328 1 85 1 601 3305 3472 3649 626 3799 3778 3611 3839 598 3657 1593 3384 614 -0732 -63 UNKNOWS: DELTA PHI.: DELTA LAMBDA C O S I P H I I : DELTA :.....Z .. -0313 - RESULTS RELATED TO THE C-1.0.; LATITUDE 52 27 26.8158 -1.083 -3.455 4.942 .0003 .OS45 -m0003 .Q006 ESTIMATE OF ST. OEV-l -214 p - LONGITUDE= --4 27 39.6184 .l95 *SEC P H I LONGITUDE- -5 2 2.5856 -185 *SEC PHI -0313 STATION....:KOOTUfJK UISTWMENT.IN12 o.EAST LSTROLABE ---- - APPROXIMATE VALUES LATITUDE ............ ........: : 52 CHROWOMETERSOMEGU LONGITUDE..- OBSERVER...:C.DE ZENITHDISTANCE VRlES MTE.......tMAY SIATlON....:JUD ...... : -5 30 10 45.0000 lNSTRUMkNT.:N12A5TROLPBe 48 35.0000 CHR0WMiTtR:TIMERECORJER 0 35.0000 OBSERVER...:C.Dc 28.1975 - -- OBSERVATIONS DATE AND AOJUSTMENT M------- MAGN VRlES ....... :JULY ..... .... L = 52 10 -.E06 .577 1.385 -a0033 *SEC PHI LENIIHDISTANCE 51 35 17.3462 LONGITUDE= ---------4 27 -------- STATION... : -5 OBSERVER...:C.OE ...... 30 3 .0790 -.0009 .666 -2.071 2.424 a .0313 OEV.: 184 -149 *SEC PHI --- APPROXIMATE VALUES LATITUDE....... ..... ........... : 52 0 35.0000 OBSERVER...:C.OE VRIES ZENITHDISTANCE...... DATE 30,1975 IJULY -.OC04 CSTIMATE OF ST. 40.5649 .:BOSSERG ....... .0517 .0000 LONGITUDE 57 12.0000 l -6 20 25.0000 l 30 0 35.0000 - DBSERVATIONS AND AOJUSTMENT MAGN 5.90 5.40 5.20 5.50 4.88 4-31 5.40 5.90 5.20 5.97 NUMBER OF STARS: 32 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: .29 VIKNOYNS: -.CPlC, ------------- ---- 35.0000 CHROMMETER:TlMERECOROE(13 32 RESULTS RELATED Tn THE C.T.O.: 0 INSTRUMEHT.:NIZASTROLABE STAR 3 2 18 3 7 18 1440 3518 1551 1379 3128 7% 3627 8 13 OELTA PHI............: DELTA LAMBOA C O S I P H I I : OELTA L.: : 30 34.3000 MAGN 5.90 4.90 5.40 5.20 5.50 4.88 4.37 5.40 5.90 5.20 5.97 5.90 3.92 5.70 6.00 5.59 ESTIMATE OF V A R I W C E : LENIT4DlSlANCt 26 AND AOJUSTMENT ---- NUMBER OF STARS: 37.5000 RESULTS R i L A T t D TO THE C.i.0.: LATITUDE = ........ LONGITUDE... ----- --- DEV.: 4PPROXIMATE VRIES 16.a000 27 MATNIX OF YElGHTCOEFFIClENTS DELTA PHI...... : DELTA L U 8 D A C O S I P H I I : DELTA Z... : -3313 .239 WROMMETER~TIMERECCIRUER 3 OBSERVATIONS -0014 -- -- VALUES ---- - .:UORKLH 35 -4 .43 ...... ........... WKNOYNS: .0495 ESTIMATE OF ST. 44.0663 .. 51 r 32 ESTIMATE 3 F VARIANCE: .O017 .L83 STATION. : LONGlTU3E E .0848 RESULTS RELATE0 TO THE C.I.0.: LATITUDE ............ ........... ...... LATLT'JOE za, 1975 NUMBER OF STAXS: DELTA PHI..... .S: DELTA LAMBDA C O S I P H l l : DELTA Z.. : 3 VALUES -- AZIMUTH .67 INKNWSl APPX?XlXATE 08SERVATlOYS AN0 A O J U S T M i N l U11 ESTIMATE OF VARIANCE: --- G4STEL -2.263 -3.239 2.619 -.GoCB ESTIMATE OF ST. LATINDE = 52 58 46.1205 .15+ LONGITUDE= -5 26 39.3979 .l22 JEv.: .0313 -.001b DELTA.PHI......m.....I D E L T A L A ~ D ACOSIP~II: DELTA L. ..l ......... RESULTS RELATEO TO THE C.I.0.: LATINDE = *SEC PHI -0813 WKNOYNS: .a510 --0037 MATRIX DF WEIGHTCOEFFICIENTS .55 52 57 14.0152 2.128 -1.707 4.956 .G509 -.0012 -.0008 ESTIMATE OF ST. DEV.: .?l2 .l68 *SEC PHI -0313