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Re: Data from three lunars, with some comments
From: Gary Harkins
Date: 2003 Jan 14, 17:54 EST
From: Gary Harkins
Date: 2003 Jan 14, 17:54 EST
In a message dated 1/14/2003 5:07:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, danallen46@ATTBI.COM writes:
If you do a series of sights on the same celestial body, a bad sight is sometimes obvious. If you see an obviously bad sight, throw it out. Average the remaining sights for both time and Hs. Reduce the averaged sight.
Gary Harkins C400 #140 "Cygnus"
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What statistical measures or rules of thumb can be
used
to help throw out the bad sights and keep the good ones?
If you do a series of sights on the same celestial body, a bad sight is sometimes obvious. If you see an obviously bad sight, throw it out. Average the remaining sights for both time and Hs. Reduce the averaged sight.
Gary Harkins C400 #140 "Cygnus"
Website http://www.hometown.aol.com/htycgary/myhomepage/index.html
Harbour Towne Marina, Muskegon, Michigan Slip C-28
Harbour Towne Yacht Club, Life Member
C400 National Association
United States Power Squadrons-JN
NRA Life Member
MCRGO (Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners)
JPFO (Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership)
