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The answer...?
From: Russell Sher
Date: 1998 Sep 28, 04:58 EDT
From: Russell Sher
Date: 1998 Sep 28, 04:58 EDT
Hi - I think that the nav. list seems to be on the blink (or just quiet??)
So - what was the answer the the noon sight question ( two suggestions below
from Joe and myself...)
regards
Russell
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Shields [SMTP:joeshields@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 8:21 PM
To: Navigation@XXX.XXX
Subject: RE: [Nml] What's the right answer?
Or was the boat traveling in a northerly direction (assuming a
Northern Hemisphere situation) and the sun was perceived to be
setting
due to the motion of the boat moving the observer away from the sun.
-- Joe Shields
---Russell Sher <rsher@XXX.XXX> wrote:
>
> Let me guess - The sun was close to your zenith and the master
was
> (unknowngly) taking a back sight??
>
> Russell
>
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