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Re: Back In Hobby: Some Questions, Please
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2007 Apr 30, 09:24 -0600
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2007 Apr 30, 09:24 -0600
On 27 Apr 2007 at 21:39, Alexandre E Eremenko wrote: > Ken, > > > I have no other explanation for why his > > latitudes were so poor. > > Look at my posting today under "Point Venus". > The error in (moon's) alt is ridiculously high. > I understand that they understood that accuracy in Moon's > alt is not essential. But still this does not explain how > one can have 17' error in altitude with any reasonable > instrument. Were these altitudes taken at night using a sea horizon? (...one last hope for a sensible explanation). Ken Muldrew. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
