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Sunset 3-body fix exercise
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2011 Jan 16, 07:06 EST
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2011 Jan 16, 07:06 EST
Since people have sharpened pencils at the ready, here is the second Bonus
Exotica evolution.
It's a 3-body daylight fix shot around the time of sunset. The time
was recorded as the LL of the sun touched the visible horizon as seen through my
7x scope and shades. Just prior to the sun observation, a LOP of
Jupiter was taken, and just as the sun was crossing the horizon, a LL of the
Moon was taken.
Sadly this isn't a great fix. The sun is way off, and the moon had a
thunderstorm right below it so the horizon was terrible. Still, it was
a fun exercise
Here's the Data:
Lat 7 deg 13.7' South
Long 72 deg 19.2' East
Temp 78 deg F
Pressure 1008 MB
Crs 038 deg true
Spd 12.2 knots
IC -0.8'
HoE 106 feet
ZD -6
Sun (LL)
Hs 0d 0.0'
Time (local) 19 hr 31m 08s
Jupiter
Hs 64 deg 49.8'
Time 19h 29m 14s
Moon (LL)
Hs 51d 07.8'
Time 19h 31m 52s
Jeremy
