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    Re: Sextant Accuracy and anomalous dip.
    From: Peter Fogg
    Date: 2003 Mar 18, 12:09 +1100

    
> From: Gary Harkins 
> Is your house at sea level?  If not you will have error caused by your 
> elevation.
Is this identical to the dip factor caused by height of eye?
>   Usually these can be ignored at moderate elevations, but in your 
> case, attempting to get ultimate accuracy, they may be a factor.  The 
> error will be greater when the sight is a smaller Hs.
Why?
       
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