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Re: Silicon Sea: Leg 72
From: Michael Wescott
Date: 2001 May 22, 15:36 EDT
From: Michael Wescott
Date: 2001 May 22, 15:36 EDT
> The following morning the navigator see stars through breaks in the
> clouds. He takes the following sights. Same data as for DR.
>
> Body GMT/UT Hs
>
> UNKNOWN 05:20:00 13d 07.4' (Steering Compass Bearing 009.5d)
> Mars 05:21:11 50d 32.2'
> UNKNOWN 05:22:03 38d 50.1' (Steering Compass Bearing 050.7d)
> Vega 05:22:56 60d 55.6'
> Arcturus 05:23:33 42d 49.4'
Unless I'm grossly mistaken (which happens much too often), 0520 UT is
0120 ZT. Nowhere near twilight. Did you mean for these to be labeled ZT
rather than GMT/UT?
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