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    Recent Lunars
    From: Sean C
    Date: 2015 May 31, 01:27 -0700

    For your amusement:

     

    First Set:

    2015, May 25th; Jupiter (Near Limb); IE: 0.8' off the arc; Temp.: 73.4°F, Press.: 30.30 in/Hg

    __UTC_______LDs______Error

    03:13:39.....11°48.6'.....-0.5'

    03:15:37.....11°49.4'.....-0.4'

    03:16:49.....11°49.2'.....-1.1'

    03:17:57.....11°50.2'.....-0.6'

    03:19:15.....11°51.2'.....-0.1'

    03:20:12.....11°52.0'.....+0.3'

    03:22:08.....11°52.8'.....+0.3'

    03:23:23.....11°52.8'.....-0.2'

    03:24:33.....11°53.2'.....-0.3'

    03:26:24.....11°53.4'.....-0.8'

    Average Distance Error: -0.3'; Max. Error in Long.: 33.5', Min.: 3.6', Average: 8.2'

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    Second Set:

    2015, May 31st; Saturn (Far Limb); IE: 0.8' off the arc; Temp.: 71.6°F, Press.: 29.83 in/Hg

    __UTC_______LDs______Error

    06:29:22.....20°46.7'.....-0.4'

    06:32:08.....20°45.2'.....-0.7'

    06:33:23.....20°44.6'.....-0.8'

    06:34:46.....20°44.4'.....-0.5'

    06:36:00.....20°43.2'.....-1.2'

    06:37:12.....20°42.6'.....-1.3'

    06:38:40.....20°42.8'.....-0.5'

    06:39:50.....20°42.4'.....-0.4'

    06:41:08.....20°42.0'.....-0.2'

    06:43:50.....20°40.8'.....-0.3'

    06:45:07.....20°40.2.....-0.4'

    06:46:14.....20°40.2'.....+0.1'

    06:47:10.....20°39.3'.....-0.4'

    06:48:18.....20°39.4'.....+0.1'

    06:49:40.....20°39.2'.....+0.5'

    Average Distance Error: -0.4'; Max. Error in Long.: 38.3', Min.: 2.2', Average: 11.5'

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    Astra IIIb Sextant; Casio Solar Powered, Radio Updated Watch; Cleared using Frank's web page.

     

    Cheers,

    Sean C.

       
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