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--- George Huxtable  wrote:

> I hope that in time Greg R will present us with his own solution
> to the problem he has set, calculated in accordance with the
> restrictions he has imposed on others.

But of course (and I believe that you and I both agreed that it would
be nice to have some exercises to solve manually, which is exactly why
I set this one up the way I did). I just need to carve some time out of
the busy schedule this week to reduce the sights and plot them -
hopefully by the weekend, is that soon enough for you?

In the meantime, here's a puzzle for you: How was I able to get an
accurate Hs for Vega from a west-facing beach (surrounded by 180
degrees of civilization), even though it was in the eastern sky at the
time the sights were taken?

--
GregR



>
> There is, I think, a transcription error in Andres' solution to this
> problem. He has taken the time of the Pollux observation to be
> 21:00:00, but
> the time given was 21:00:50. So his Pollux position line should be
> shifted
> Westwards by 3.3' of longitude, by my reckoning, if everything else
> is
> correct.
>
> I hope that in time Greg R will present us with his own solution to
> the
> problem he has set, calculated in accordance with the restrictions he
> has
> imposed on others.
>
> George.
>
> contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
> or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
> or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
>
>
> >
>


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