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    Re: Sextant pre-set for taking sun-moon lunars
    From: Francis Upchurch
    Date: 2016 Aug 28, 01:32 -0700

    I have generally used 2 easy methods to give me a rough estimate of LD for pre-setting sextant.

    1) Eyeball the LD angle with outstretched arms as per advice from john Karl page 84.

    2) Prior to going to  sea minus internet connection, I print out my own version of a pre-1912 Almanac, using Frank's excellent predictor for the time I am away. Fairly easy to interpolate approximate LD between the 3 hourly UTCs. Albeit these are "cleared" LD, not what you and sextant see, but usually close enough for rough ,pre-set ballpark.

    Happy lunatics.

    Francis

       
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