You are on course 061°T. To check the longitude of your vessel you should observe a celestial body on which bearing?

Question

You are on course 061&deg;T. To check the longitude of your vessel you should observe a celestial body on which bearing?

Accepted Answer

Option A: 090&deg;. According to Bowditch, longitude determinations rely primarily on time sights taken when a celestial body bears east or west (090° or 270° true), where hour angle errors directly translate to longitudinal position errors.

You are on course 061&deg;T. To check the longitude of your vessel you should observe a celestial body on which bearing?

You are on course 061°T. To check the longitude of your vessel you should observe a celestial body on which bearing?