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Re: Buying a sextant- a cautionary tale.
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 May 5, 11:37 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 May 5, 11:37 -0400
The distance in the Orion belt I posted was NOT corrected for refraction. That's why I did not include time. The refraction correction is actually negligible in this case because the distance is small, the altitite is not large, and the pair look almost horizontal from our position. Alex On Thu, 4 May 2006, Ken Muldrew wrote: > > > Anyone. What am I missing? > > Did you clear the distance for refraction? > > Ken Muldrew. >
