NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
Re: Christmas, was Least squares / was: Jupiter's BIG.
From: Kieran Kelly
Date: 2003 Dec 27, 20:00 +1100
From: Kieran Kelly
Date: 2003 Dec 27, 20:00 +1100
Lee Quite right. It does sometimes snow in Australia at Christmas but I would hate to be trying to make a living backing it. Sydney I am sure will forever remain snow free at Christmas. Yes I did find a place in Sydney that not only silvers the front surface of mirrors but will also cut, grind and bevel sextant mirrors to size. Kieran Kelly -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]On Behalf Of Lee Martin Sent: Thursday, 25 December 2003 12:19 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: Christmas, was Least squares / was: Jupiter's BIG. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kieran Kelly"To: Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 11:40 AM Subject: Re: Least squares / was: Jupiter's BIG. > Merry Christmas from the land down under where it is never a White > Christmas. > Kieran In keeping with the quest for truth and concern with detail that prevails in this list, I feel I must correct you. Many places in the higher country of southern Australia and in Tasmania have experienced white Christmases from time to time. For example, on Christmas morning in 1968 in Canberra I awoke to a blanket of white. Today, as I pack the ice and champagne in the esky in preparation for a visit to nearby Canberra and family, the temperature is 32C, with a brilliant blue sky. I have taken the liberty of redrafting your salutation to reflect these contrasts: Merry Chrismas to all list members.....from the land down under, a land of surprises and contrasts. Lee Martin PS By the way, did you ever find a place to resilver your sextant mirrors?