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    Re: 2020 Nautical Almanac Altitude corrections for moon.
    From: Gary LaPook
    Date: 2019 Dec 20, 12:11 -0800

    Oops, I misread the first message. But I still recommend the Air Almanac method of sextant corrections for teaching students the reasoning behind each of the correction rather than the "monkey see, monkey do" method used in the NA.

    Also see: 

    http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/new-way-apply-sextant-corrections-LaPook-jan-2011-g15459

    http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Upper-limb-correction-for-moon-LaPook-sep-2013-g25108

    http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Accuracy-Nautical-Almanac-vs-Air-Almanac-LaPook-jan-2016-g34085

    http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Air-Almanac-users-LaPook-apr-2015-g30939

    http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Upper-limb-correction-for-moon-LaPook-sep-2013-g25108

    http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Moon-Parallax-Iwancio-oct-2019-g46022

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