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Re: An artificial horizon eclipse sight
From: Doug MacPherson
Date: 2019 Aug 11, 19:12 -0700
From: Doug MacPherson
Date: 2019 Aug 11, 19:12 -0700
A lunar (sun and moon) could give you time. The height of the sun or moon could give you a line of position (using the lake as an artifical horizon). A really accurate compass stationed on the land could give you a rough bearing to the moon or sun and thus a rough position :)
Cheers,
Doug
38 34N
121 28W
