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Re: Using the sun's direct and reflected image to determine a sextant's IE
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2020 Mar 10, 04:46 -0700
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2020 Mar 10, 04:46 -0700
Greg, thanks for the verification.
I have used the sun direct/reflected and reflected/direct method many times thus i was suspicious when reading this paper.
The method I use most is to sight a bright star, something I do before every lunars session if doing moon-star or moon-planet sights.
Ed
