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Re: Smog and celestial navigation?!
From: Joe Schultz
Date: 2010 Feb 2, 01:57 -0800
From: Joe Schultz
Date: 2010 Feb 2, 01:57 -0800
Frank asked "So... does anyone on NavList think that smog has obscured the horizon significantly in the past few decades?"
Well, I can't speak for the horizon - haven't bobbed a sextant since 1987 - but I can say that it's harder for me to find Polaris. Most nights I'm now looking over at Cassiopa, then coming back halfway and calling that good enough. This for continental U.S. Could be my aging eyes....
Joe
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