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Gnomonic Charts - Usable Zones
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2018 Jan 18, 18:43 -0800
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2018 Jan 18, 18:43 -0800
If I have a gnomonic chart, such as the attached graphic file, a great circle route is represented as a straight line.
Is this true for all visible portions of this chart? Or does the straight-line-GC lose accuracy as you move to the bottom (or some other) edge of the chart?
Thanks,
Bob