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Bill queried:

>> If I am that sure of my latitude, why
>> not use a time site to extract longitude directly?

Peter kindly responded:

> You would need a number of bodies to get a fix. Here you need only
> one, usually the sun (although, as with meridian passages, any body
> can be used, assuming you can see it and the horizon).
>
> Its an alternative to a round of sights of stars at dawn or dusk; a
> way to establish a position line that is a local line of longitude
> using the one sight. Or, to be precise(!), the one series of sights of
> one body over five minutes of time.

I'm thinking latitude known, the time sight accomplishes the same thing. As
would a current LOP reduction with a true compass bearing of 90/270 to the
body.  In all cases, the further off you AP latitude, the further off your
longitude.
>
> There is one limitation in practice - its a summer-time only trick. In
> winter months you may not find the sun at 90 or 270d.

LOL.  Ya think?

Thanks Peter

Bill


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