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Re: Lunar trouble, need help
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Jun 22, 22:38 -0400
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Jun 22, 22:38 -0400
Jeremy, You mentioned something in your initial account of this lunar observation which you considered a nuisance: the Sun was on opposite bearings from the Moon so it interfered with taking the altitude of the Moon. But that is actually WONDERFUL news! See why? I don't have time now for a long post, so I'll just leave this hanging here for everybody to contemplate. -FER PS: And a reminder: don't fuss over the exact interpolated altitude of the Moon. When the lunar distance is close to 90 degrees, the altitude of the Moon can be way off and it will not affect the calculation significantly. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
