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Re: The Rude Star Finder and teaching stars
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Nov 16, 23:46 -0800
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Nov 16, 23:46 -0800
Since we have been discussing the HO 2101-D star finder, has anybody had any experience with the Kotlaric star finder shown in Bowditch, attached? gl On 11/14/2010 8:10 PM, Alan wrote: > > Anabasis75 wrote: > > "In the middle of the ocean, that mile or two difference between the > various triangles and intersections isn't going to make any difference > at all." > > In almost any case one might choose, that sounds like gospel. Having > said that, and according to Murphy, "Anything that can go wrong will, > and there will always be someone who just knew it would." > > Given that I'm simply standing on the beach, I'm not likely to put > anything on the rocks, nor will I ever, unintentionally cross the > boundaries of anyone’s territorial waters uninvited. Others might well > lack such comfortable margins for error. > > Nothing above said is intended to denigrate the problems, the > responsibilities of real navigators. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >