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> Certainly there are other methods.  But the issue is what do the
> majority of long distance voyagers use for celestial?
>
> I've also been told that most of them do only sun sights -- a morning
> shot advanced to cross with a mid-day shot, with the latter advanced to
> cross with a late afternoon shot.
>

>From a practical point of view I have found that there is much to
recommend making landfall during the daylight hours. So, other then
taking star sights for practice I depend on morning, noon and
afternoon sun sights most of the time and especially for landfalls.

But that's not why I am posting. Frank, did you change the password
for the account you set up for my use? I tried to access the list and
my logon attempt was rejected. I joined with a throwaway address just
to post this note.
Thanks and all the best,
Robert Gainer


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