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Re: Venus
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Dec 13, 11:50 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Dec 13, 11:50 EST
Mike Hannibal wrote: "This is a much narrower spread I think than the last lot." It's also about as close to perfection as I think you could expect! Can you tell us what type of sextant you're using? What's the magnification of your sextant's telescope? Was there anything you did differently this time around that might have removed some of the spread in your previous observations? Have you tried any Sun-Moon lunars yet? In a week or so, you'll be able to do those in the morning hours for a few days. -FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars