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Re: Back In Hobby: Some Questions, Please
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Apr 28, 11:57 +1000
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Apr 28, 11:57 +1000
On 28/04/07, Alexandre E Eremenko <eremenko@math.purdue.edu> wrote:
Perhaps the moral of this story is that successful practical navigation does not depend on great accuracy ...
Ken,
> I have no other explanation for why his
> latitudes were so poor.
Look at my posting today under "Point Venus".
The error in (moon's) alt is ridiculously high.
I understand that they understood that accuracy in Moon's
alt is not essential. But still this does not explain how
one can have 17' error in altitude with any reasonable
instrument.
Alex.
Perhaps the moral of this story is that successful practical navigation does not depend on great accuracy ...
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