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First sights
From: Gary G
Date: 2007 Jan 22, 12:03 -0800
From: Gary G
Date: 2007 Jan 22, 12:03 -0800
Thanks to everyone for the great information. Took my new sextant to the lake sat morning and took some sights before the clouds rolled in and the snow descended. after using HO 299 for the calculations I ended up between 2 - 5 miles from where the GPS said I was standing on the shore. Had to use dip short calculations as the lake was 1.2 miles wide in the direction of the sights. Overall it was great fun to reduce the sun and see what things looked like in the sextant. I still need to understand the filters better, as well as need LOTS more practice. My 15 yr old daughter who was recording info for me enjoyed taking some sights as well. Actually she turned out to be the closest once all the calculations were done. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
