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Re: IE determination Freiberger Yacht Sextant
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2021 Sep 26, 13:13 -0700
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2021 Sep 26, 13:13 -0700
Hello Tony,
Using Jupiter for IE determination worked fine.
Easyer and much faster then using the Sun.
IE was 1,2' so no problem with this value.
Thanks for the tip.
Most books advise the Horizon (not visible here in the backyard)
I can cycle in 10 minutes to the seashore, but the horizon there
is just above sandbanks, with the most common South-Westerly winds
the waves are breaking on the sandbanks gives no straight horizon line.
Or books say use the Sun. But that is not always covenient I discovered.
regards
HermanD
