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Gary LaPook writes:

I also use the beach at Ventura for taking sights, I like the one right
behind the fairgrounds.

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Greg R. wrote:

>OK, here's a question for the theorists on this list... If I'm doing
>sextant shots from shore (vs. on the water itself), do I need to factor
>in the height of the tide into my He corrections?
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>I actually surveyed one of my favorite locations with a handheld
>transit/bubble level device and a surveyor's rod (to get an elevation
>measurement accurate to within a couple of inches or so), but it dawned
>on me that measurement would only be valid for the state of the tide at
>the time.
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>This particular location (Ventura, CA) doesn't have a huge tidal range
>- maybe 3-4 feet - but it got me to thinking that other locations with
>a much greater tidal range would probably be affected enough to where a
>correction would be necessary to get the same accuracy that you'd
>expect from being on the water.
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>GregR
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