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Re: Revised Nautical Almanac Concise Sight ReductionTables
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2015 Feb 18, 10:50 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2015 Feb 18, 10:50 -0800
Stan, you wrote:
"We have discussed the change in the refraction tables starting in 2004"
The tables did not change in any meaningful way. The illusion that there is a meaningful change is a close cousin of that "Trackline Attachment Sysndrome" recently discussed. It's a focus on the appearance of accuracy rather than the reality.
Frank Reed
