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Re Sun sights
From: Nigel Gardner
Date: 2002 Feb 3, 18:24 -0500
From: Nigel Gardner
Date: 2002 Feb 3, 18:24 -0500
David W. wrote, "If you obtain an LAN at meridian passage of sun, then a couple hours later, you get a sun LOP. If you advance the noon Lop, does this give you a running fix, or is it still an EP." This is your traditional sun-run-sun fix. it is even better if you can get a morning sight as well to give a 3p/l fix. On a passage it is usual to run the AM sight up to the noon MerPass and the PM sight back to it thus establishing the noon position for the day. An EP by definition is that established by DR. NG.
