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Henry H., you wrote:
"Sorry, I must disagree."

Yes, on this aspect of the topic, please do. My information comes mostly from 
small-boat, yachtsmen navigators. There are different "cultures" of 
navigation, and I have no doubt that there are tricks and techniques 
developed by professional merchant navigators that did not filter down to the 
yachting navigators' culture. I have met or corresponded with many navigators 
who believe they need to dark-adapt so that they can work all through 
twilight.

And you wrote:
"As I have posted before, this method produces the most accurate results as 
respects position based on the sea horizon."

I'm not surprised. If my point wasn't clear, I was suggesting that navigators 
should AVOID this practice of trying for deep dark-adaptation.

You concluded:
"As strange as it sounds, I have yet to find this practice clearly spelled out 
in most standard texts - it's something that is learned at sea."

There's a lot that's not in the texts. Henry, I do wish you would post more on 
some of your navigational experiences. Would it help if I say "please"? ;-) 
These things that you know from your own experience that are not "spelled out 
in most standard texts" may be greater in number than you imagine. 

-FER




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