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Re: Finding GMT/UT from Occultations
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2023 Mar 11, 09:46 -0800
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2023 Mar 11, 09:46 -0800
Robin,
Your reference to Smart's book was very helpful.
Figure 134 [1], shows the Fundamental Plane projection of the moon that I think you described.
This way of defining the occultations calculation problem is totally different than what's implied by the figure in my previous note.
I think this is the direction you are encouraging.
Ed
[1] W.M. Smart. Text-Book on Spherical Astronomy, Chapter XV 202 Occultations and Eclipses, 1949 printing.
