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Re: Lunar distance accuracy
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Nov 6, 04:37 +1100
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Nov 6, 04:37 +1100
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http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=008680&y=200301
With such good information as to author and date it took less than 30 seconds to find this at:
http://www.fer3.com/arc/
It took longer to read the message. Nothing about sails (well, Arthur was at anchor at the time) and this seems to have been the conclusion:
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The lunar was taken in the very rolly anchorage behind the reef. Not"
open ocean, but definitely a lot of motion. The moon happened to be
nearing its highest point, providing several challenges. It was very
difficult to get the sun over to the moon, and the high altitude made
for a very awkward posture when I did. This sight was a prolonged
struggle; I tried several postures but found nothing comfortable.
...
All in all, I am pleased with how well it came out given
the difficulties.
http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=008680&y=200301
With such good information as to author and date it took less than 30 seconds to find this at:
http://www.fer3.com/arc/
It took longer to read the message. Nothing about sails (well, Arthur was at anchor at the time) and this seems to have been the conclusion:
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I felt I got a good look at a couple"
of the contacts but struggled with the others. The graph of the
observations is more consistent than I would have guessed although I ended
up pretty far off. I would guess that had I worked the longitude as I did
with the first set, I'd be off by over 80 miles. Practice, practice,
practice... I suppose I'll just have to spend more time in the
Caribbean!
On 11/6/07,
Fred Hebard <Fred@acf.org> wrote:
Arthur Pearson posted to this list in January or Febrary, 2003, the
results of some sea observations of lunars compared to GPS or
chronometer/radio time. His conclusion was that they were accurate
to about 30' of longitude, if I recall correctly. The observations
were made from a small yacht, which would be a more difficult
platform for observation than a ship. The sails and rigging did get
in the way, if I recall correctly.
Fred
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