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Re: Using Polaris to check sextant sights.
From: John Karl
Date: 2008 Nov 10, 19:58 -0800
From: John Karl
Date: 2008 Nov 10, 19:58 -0800
Gary, Why do you say the polar distance of Polaris is 43' now (Nov) when the Almanac gives it as 41.6'for Nov 2008?. Also the MICA (U.S. Naval Observatory's Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac) calculates 41.69' for the polar distance in Nov. Is there something I'm missing? John Karl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To unsubscribe, email NavList-unsubscribe@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
