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Re: Sun Moon Lunars to 155 degrees
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2010 Mar 31, 19:35 EDT
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2010 Mar 31, 19:35 EDT
George wrote:
"Since those very early days, I
know of no other attempts to observe lunars exceeding 120º."
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know of no other attempts to observe lunars exceeding 120º."
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I haven't exceeded 120 degrees but I came pretty close.
I will probably give Frank a heart attack, but my longest lunar throw
was Ds 115 deg 13.8' to Venus near limb. The sight error was
-0.3' by my Pearson's spreadsheet.
I remember distinctly that it was a royal pain aligning the bodies at
that extreme of the sextant's arc. The 95 degrees between the moon and
Jupiter I had shot just prior was much easier to handle.
Jeremy
