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Re: Averaging
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 21, 19:23 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 21, 19:23 -0500
Alex. Thanks. > 1. Look at the altitude. If less than 60d you can average safely. > 2. If the altitude is more than 60 degrees look at the asymuth. > If the body is 20 degrees away from S and 20 degrees away from N, > you can average safely. "Safely." What constitutes a reasonable margin of error for you from averaging (restricted to linearity vs. non-linearity)? Bill
