Question: Reduce a single solar observation and convert it to a grid azimuth in NAD 8 3 ( 2 0 1 1 ) Maine East Mercator.

Reduce a single solar observation and convert it to a grid azimuth in NAD 83(2011) Maine East Mercator. The occupied point is Q, and the backsight point is 4. The geodetic coordinates of point Q are latitude
4
4
5
4
06.5655
2
44
54
06.56552
N, longitude
6
8
4
0
04.6576
1
68
40
04.65761
W, with an ellipsoidal height of 33.2950 feet. The scale factor at point Q is 0.9999021631, and the convergence angle is
0
0
7
0
7
0
07
07
. Point 4 has a latitude of
4
4
5
4
06.4129
8
44
54
06.41298
N, longitude
6
8
4
0
09.6804
0
68
40
09.68040
W, an ellipsoidal height of 32.3590 feet, a scale factor of 0.9999021988, and a convergence angle of
0
0
7
1
0
0
07
10
. The plane coordinates for point Q are Northing 450287.5860 feet and Easting 940731.6510 feet, while point 4 has Northing 450272.8900 feet and Easting 940370.1190 feet. The GHA of the Sun at 0 hours UTC is
18
2
2
6
12.
6
182
26
12.6
and at 24 hours UTC is
18
2
3
1
07.
1
182
31
07.1
. The declination at 0 hours UTC is
2
3
4
42.
3
2
34
42.3
and at 24 hours UTC is
2
5
8
0.
6
2
58
0.6
. The initial circle reading on the backsight is
15
9
3
0
15.
0
159
30
15.0
with an observation of the Sun at 8:16:38 AM EDT, corresponding to 12:16:27 UTC. Use this information to compute the grid azimuth and compare it to the azimuth derived from the RTK GPS coordinates in the Maine East survey feet.

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