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Re: Bombers over Danger Island! A celestial tale
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2026 Sep 7, 06:23 -0700
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2026 Sep 7, 06:23 -0700
Not great, my maybe in the area?
===== FINAL SOLUTION =====
Date (UT): 1942-03-04
Latitude: 22.9943° N
Longitude: -161.6091° E (i.e. 161.6091° W)
Watch error: -3.00 seconds (add to watch time for true UT)
Residual cost: 118.23 arcmin²
===== OBSERVATION COMPARISON =====
Name Watch Time Observed Hs Calculated Hs Residual
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rigel 05:30:00 58° 32.00' 58° 33.00' -1.00'
saturn 05:32:15 60° 2.00' 59° 55.22' +6.78'
moon_alt 06:37:00 8° 10.00' 8° 3.43' +6.57'
ld 06:38:00 31° 7.00' 31° 12.30' -5.30'
