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Re: LOP's
From: Robert Owens
Date: 1999 Jun 23, 23:19 EDT
From: Robert Owens
Date: 1999 Jun 23, 23:19 EDT
snip-- >> >>Hi, >>All LOP's of a celestial nature need an arrow at each end. This is >>perhaps not so important with say a single sun observation but when >>it comes down to a multi star/planet set of observations (as many as >>six or maybe more) you need to distinguish the azimuth lines from >>the Position lines by placing the arrows.What a clutter we have if we Snip--- Bowditch and the Power Squadron teach that construction lines (azimuth lines, and Drift and Set lines,etc.) should be dashed lines which differentiate at a glance which are the LOP's and which are not without having to draw arrows. If arrows are taught somewhere I would really like to know where so I could further my education. Bob Owens Tugly
