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    Re: Altitudes, close to 90
    From: Alexandre Eremenko
    Date: 2004 Nov 24, 14:23 -0500

    The formula I gave in my previous message is correct
    but my interpretation of it is totally WRONG:
    
    On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Alexandre Eremenko wrote:
    
    > The source of error is that you cannot determine precisely
    > the point on the horizon which is exactly "below" the body.
    
    and also wrote:
    
    > When h is close to 90 deg, this error becomes large.
    
    This is not so. Sorry.
    I am looking for a correct explanation.
    
    Alex.
    
    
    

       
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