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Re: Another position fix from Moon photo
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2025 May 5, 10:36 -0700
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2025 May 5, 10:36 -0700
I wondered why there was 21 mile error in my first post on this subject (if comparing with today corrected results). Besides it was strange that the angle of one position line was significantly different. I started to check my calculations and found a stupid error. I misread and ploted one difference 1,07’ instead of 0,07’. This caused a shift of position line angle of the star HIP 21482. After correcting this error my previous position changed next to the position fix which I posted today (distance only 1,4 nm from it!!!). So I am now quite sure that the position from which the picture was taken is near point 33°17N; 111°54W (Phoenix, Arizona).
Modris Fersters
