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Re: An analytical solution of the two star sight problem of celestial navigation
From: Robin Stuart
Date: 2019 Mar 15, 08:07 -0700
From: Robin Stuart
Date: 2019 Mar 15, 08:07 -0700
Bill,
Thank you for posting the attachment with the statement of the Gauss-Markov Theorem. It fully explains the basis for the formulas that Andres gives here. Diagonalization of the covariance matrix obtained in this way immediately yields the properties of the confidence ellipse. I am delighted to have been able to expand my rather limited knowledge of the unbiased estimators,
Regards,
Robin
