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From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2011 Jan 26, 02:22 -0800
In response to:
[NavList] Re: lat/long from meridian passage
From: george---me.uk
Date: 26 Jan 2011 10:08
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Gary wrote-
"The sun changes declination fastest around the equinoxes and then it is
only at the rate of one knot north or south. Right now the sun is moving
north at a rate of 0.2 knots."
George wrote:
"No, the Sun has picked up Northerly speed since midwinter and right now is
moving North at just over 0.6 knots."
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You're right George, I was looking at the January 1st page of the almanac.
gl
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