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Lunars hard to shoot?
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2000 Sep 07, 12:50 AM
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2000 Sep 07, 12:50 AM
While looking at the quarter moon last night, I began thinking about lunars. The part I was specifically wondering about is measuring the angular separation between star and Moon with a sextant. I assume you use the illuminated limb of the Moon as your "horizon". Problem is, you are trying to bring a bright star into coicidence with a bright limb. I imagine a normal sight is easier, because you see a bright body against a dark horizon. However, I don't own a marine sextant. Anyone ever tried this? Do the horizon shade glasses cut the glare of the Moon enough to align the star accurately with the limb?
