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Daylight sights
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2002 Apr 3, 13:47 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2002 Apr 3, 13:47 +1000
"Trevor J. Kenchington" wrote: > why not go the whole way and just click the button on your GPS instead? I think the point is to have a system that is independant of the GPS. On a boat you try to have back-up systems for the back-up systems. Craig wrote: > Keep in mind that some of these units operate above a lot of the atmosphere > and weather. The star Sol is usually visible in daylight! But sadly there is only one Sol to go around, leading to only one postion line at a time. Good point about flying high, but 'under a hazy sky' remains a deep mystery. bhudson wrote: > Hi all,Most interesting discussion.Have any of you enjoyed taking a mer.alt > with Venus during the day?Jupiter may also be taken given the right > conditions.Barrie Hudson No. How? Which right conditions? Enough with the mysteries already, how about some practical answers!