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On 30 October an ex-meridian altitude of the Sun's lower limb at upper transit was observed at 1144 ZT. Your  DR position is LAT 22°42.0'S, LONG 137°16.0'W, and your sextant altitude (hs) is 80°59.4'. The index error is 2.5' off the arc, and your height of eye is 42.5 feet.  The chronometer time of the observation is 08h 46m 15s, and the chronometer error is 02m 12s fast.  Find the latitude at meridian transit from  the ex-meridian observation.

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