On 30 August in DR position LAT 26°34.0'N, LONG 141°36.0'W, you take an ex- meridian observation of the Sun's lower limb. The chronometer time of the sight is 09h 15m 26s, and the chronometer error is 00m 00s. The sextant altitude (hs) is 71°41.7'. The index error is 3.2' off the arc, and your height of eye is 49.6 feet. What is the latitude at meridian transit?

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Option C: LAT 26°41.9'N. Ex-meridian sight reduction processes sextant altitude through index correction, height of eye dip, and refraction, then applies the computed latitude correction factor for observations near local apparent noon.