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Any chance of a little more explanation about what this (eg 'flagpole
paradigm')  is all about?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Prinz"
>
> It is unfortunate that an uncritical use of the 'flagpole paradigm' has
crept into
> many otherwise good texts on celestial navigation. See, for instance,
Susan P.
> Howell, Practical Celestial Navigation. As useful as the paradigm might be
as a
> mnemotechnical aid, it is totally inadequate as an explanation.
Personally, I
> prefer Computed Greater Away = CGA = Coast Guard Academy. Not only does it
work
> for negative Hc as well (an upside down flagpole doesn't), but it is so
obviously
> silly that it could not possibly be mistaken for a real explanation.

   

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