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Re: IE determination Freiberger Yacht Sextant
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2021 Sep 26, 08:05 -0700
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2021 Sep 26, 08:05 -0700
Dera Herman,
The 100% safest method (these days) is to use Jupiter for IE determination.
After you've made the perpendicularity set-up, looking at Jupiter will let you zero-out both the IE and side error.
Warm regards,
Tony
60°N 30°E
