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Re: Navy MK 5 Octant Using Natural Horizon
From: James N Wilson
Date: 2012 Apr 30, 20:52 -0700
From: James N Wilson
Date: 2012 Apr 30, 20:52 -0700
Bill: The standard memory jogger is, "Computed Greater Away." If the computed altitude is greater than the measured one, the LOP is away from the observer. Jim Wilson On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:44:24 -0400 billwrites: > On 4/30/2012 7:57 PM, Alexandre E Eremenko wrote: > > There is something I don't understand in your messag: > > Alex > > When plotting a LOP with difference between Ho and Hc using > calculated > azimuth, (for those of us that don't regularly have 0d 0!0 between > Height observed and Height calculated ;-), one plots away from the > body > (A) or towards the body (T). > > A memory device: HoMoTo. If Ho is More than Hc plot Towards body. > > Bill B. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ The New "Skinny" Fruit How This Strange 62-Cent African Fruit Is Making Americans Skinny.