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Re: Old style lunar
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Dec 9, 20:09 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Dec 9, 20:09 EST
Ken M wrote:
"Bruce Stark was kind enough to send me some pages from the 1800
almanac
this past summer. Perhaps I can check a few entries to see what Thompson
was up against."
this past summer. Perhaps I can check a few entries to see what Thompson
was up against."
You can check them against my online lunars predictions:
Be sure to select "dd mm ss" for the angle display and "Gr. Apparent Time"
for the time standard. Then they will be directly comparable with the almanac
(except for the difference between the old astronomical day and the standard
civil day).
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois