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Azimuths, WAS: Accuracy of sextant observations at sea
From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2010 Sep 23, 16:44 -0700
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From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2010 Sep 23, 16:44 -0700
Jeremy,
I'm curious whether you could give us some additional details (e.g. "why" and "how") about these shots of azimuths. Thanks.
Peter Hakel
I'm curious whether you could give us some additional details (e.g. "why" and "how") about these shots of azimuths. Thanks.
Peter Hakel
I actually have little faith in Polaris. The star is dim and the
horizon is rarely good when I observe it. I tend to get better results
from 1st order stars which I observe with the best possible horizon
available. The only real advantage these days is that it is easy to reduce
by table. It is also a favorite of the second mates to shoot
azimuths.
Jeremy
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