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Re: Precomputed lunar distances
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2005 Apr 19, 20:07 -0400

Frank responded:
>
> ....the
> correction is just about 0.6 minutes of arc across a wide range of
> altitudes. Strange, huh? Strange but true... in this case where both
> stars
> have  the same altitude (and as long as the altitudes are above about
> 12
> degrees).

 From this might we take it that Bauer's table (and similar in
"Celestial for the Cruising Navigator") is correct (assuming it
incorporates the 0.6' correction)?

Fred

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