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Re: Do stars have fingerprints?
From: Paul Dolkas
Date: 2017 Jul 25, 13:07 -0700
From: Paul Dolkas
Date: 2017 Jul 25, 13:07 -0700
I’ve read that it can acquire stars sitting on the runway under a light overcast.
Paul Dolkas
From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Ron Jones
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 6:24 PM
To: paul@dolkas.net
Subject: [NavList] Re: Do stars have fingerprints?
an automated star tracker does exist, it is the SR71’s Navigator nicked named R2 D2 (see attached PDF); but it probably cost more than a mega yatch.
Attached File:
R2-D2-The-SR71’s-Navigator.pdf