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Re: Das Boot film and sextant
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2019 May 20, 15:07 -0400
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2019 May 20, 15:07 -0400
Based upon the illumination of the officers faces, the sextant is looking away from the sun.
Must have been foggy over there.
B
On Mon, May 20, 2019, 10:18 AM Andrés Ruiz <NoReply_AndresRuiz@fer3.com> wrote:
Das_BootReading: 25º 43' Venus1941 from La pallice (La Rochelle) to VigoSee attached jpgIn this recent sequel of the film Das_Boot_(TV_series) they are unable to calculate the position due to fog. The navigator appears in the conning tower with a sextant in his hands.File:File:File:File:File:
