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    Re: Daytime Venus Moon Fix by Pub 208
    From: Peter Hakel
    Date: 2015 Nov 13, 01:38 +0000
    Greg,

    Thanks for posting, this is very nice. Here is the fix I get from Excel (see five attached screenshots):

    Latitude: N 34° 12.8’
    Longitude: W 119° 15.5’

    Latitude agreement is excellent. My longitude result is a bit more west; I should say that I did not do any motion-of-observer corrections.


    Peter Hakel


    From: Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com>
    To: pmh099@yahoo.com
    Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 6:21 PM
    Subject: [NavList] Daytime Venus Moon Fix by Pub 208

    To honor veterans on this day the U.S. Navy MK 5 WW 2 Bendix bubble octant was dusted off to observe Venus and the Sun for a rare daytime planet fix. For timing a Wakmann stopwatch hacked to PST was used. There is a handy holder on the bottom of the Bendix bubble octant which holds the stopwatch for the fast mark. The plot came in close to GPS to please those WW2 bomber navigators.
    Greg Rudzinski


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