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Re: " Try A Lunar!!
From: Mike Burkes
Date: 2003 Dec 13, 15:36 -0800
From: Mike Burkes
Date: 2003 Dec 13, 15:36 -0800
Hi Frank Thanks and I will check! Mike
----- Original Message -----From: Frank ReedSent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 3:27 PMSubject: Re: " Try A Lunar!!mburkes wrote:
"I worked the lunar and here are my results: D =49d 26.4m making chronometer @ 08-16-59 GMT!! "
Hmmm.... a two-hour difference. This would be roughly equivalent to 1 degree in the Moon's motion. I have a hunch, so I'll offer a clue and maybe it will lead you somewhere: what could throw off a lunar distance by one degree if you add instead of subtract? It would be very early in the process of clearing the distance. Just a thought. The problem may lie elsewhere...
Frank E. Reed
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