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Re: Sunset sight?
From: Russell Sher
Date: 1998 Oct 30, 02:28 EST
From: Russell Sher
Date: 1998 Oct 30, 02:28 EST
Mike Harris in his book Navigation by Pocket Computer suggests this. I'm not sure of the accuracy though - you have to allow for a low altitude refraction I guess. Russell > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Edwards [SMTP:richard@XXX.XXX] > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 3:08 AM > To: navigation@XXX.XXX > Subject: [Nml] Sunset sight? > > Would it be possible to find position (or at least longitutde), without a > sextant by marking the time at sunset and going to the tables with 0 > degrees as > the altitude? > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= > =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@XXX.XXX: > =-= > =-= navigation > =-= > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@XXX.XXX: =-= =-= navigation =-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=
