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Re: More on lunars
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2008 Jun 04, 11:38 -0600
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2008 Jun 04, 11:38 -0600
On 4 Jun 2008 at 9:17, George Huxtable wrote: > Given the chance, I would certainly try to get an example calculation from > him, even with fictitious numbers; and ask how a navigator at sea, without > internet access, would obtain sufficiently accurate predictions of the > Moon's position, other than by using the Nautical Almanac. Why not use the Nautical Almanac? Or a software almanac that has its database stored locally? These are common enough. Here is one that is somewhat quirky, but free, and the source code is included so that you can write your own to suit your own purposes: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~kmuldrew/celestial/almanac.html Ken Muldrew. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
