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From: Bill B <billyrem42@earthlink.net>
Subject: [NavList] Re: Moonrise video
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 11:37 AM

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On 4/30/2013 11:02 PM, Gary LaPook wrote:
> Blau blah blah. That stuff might work for you on other Earhart forums
> with uniformed readers but not on this one where everybody knows
> celestial navigation.

Maybe not everybody ;-)  When I started my bucket-list cel nav journey
years ago with HO 229 the thought of using sunrise/sunset crossed my
mind. After figuring out how to use the tables for a negative HC, I
queried the discussion group. I was dissuaded from doing that, not
because of extinction, but rather the flukey nature of refraction. It
strikes me that if that was one of my first lessons, an experienced
navigator would shy away from rise/set observations unless it was a
court of last resort. Using that to locate a small island defies common
sense IMHO.

Back to the dumbest person in the room. I've followed the discussion
with great interest. There appears to be another huge gap in my
education. Would someone please expound on the "tested method of running
down a Sun line" to reach a destination?

Thanks

Bill B

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