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Anacapa Island Sun Line
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2016 Sep 15, 13:53 -0700
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2016 Sep 15, 13:53 -0700
This image has the Sun set on the natural horizon with Anacapa Island as a backdrop. The Anacapa Island seascape was taken the day before at about the same time for a very different look. In the image there is about a 2' gap between the horizon and lower limb so add 2' to the sextant reading.
UT 14:41:13 9/14/2016 H.E. 6ft.
Dec: 3° 5.5' N
GHA: 41° 28.0'
aLat 34° 00.2' N (Cat Rock, Anacapa Isd.) aLon 119° 25.3' W
Greg Rudzinski