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Semidiameter Correction
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A correction due to semidiamter,
particularly that sextant altitude correction resulting from observation of
the upper or lower limb of a
celestial body, rather than the center of that body.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
