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Lunars question for Frank--resend
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Sep 21, 01:35 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Sep 21, 01:35 -0500
Apologies to the list members, screwed the pooch while snipping. Frank When using your lunars calculator, it reports not only error in the sextant reading (error in lunar), but angular distance off in degrees and minutes to the tenth (error in longitude). Has the angular distance off in longitude been adjusted by the program for latitude, therefore should be translated directly into nautical miles by converting to decimal degrees and multiplying by 60, or should an adjustment be made for latitude when determining nautical miles off? I understand it appears to be a silly question, a degree is a degree, but if it can knock 24% off my error in nautical miles, worth a shot ;-) Thanks Bill