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Re: Height of Eye (He) Value for Beach Shots?
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Jul 6, 16:23 -0500
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Jul 6, 16:23 -0500
Alex wrote: "I don't see any problems with height of the eye when observing on a beach:-) Just stand or sit on the edge of water and know your own height, standing or sitting." He mentioned a shoreline where it's very difficult to get down to the water's edge. Picture, for example, a road running along a rocky shore. You're maybe 20 or 30 feet above the water level, and there's a jumble of boulders below you leading down to the water. "If you cannot approach the water edge, go as close as you can, and estimate the rest by eye. This gives you 1 ft precision in most cases." Ok. And how do you confirm that? For some people it may take practice to develop that ability to "estimate the rest by eye". -FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
