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Re: Instumental error?
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Apr 21, 08:43 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Apr 21, 08:43 -0500
Bill, > If you have read "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" you know > "the first people to be lined-up against the wall and shot after the > revolution will be the marketing department of...." Yes, I read it and I like the book. > On topic: In the case of Celestaire, they offer a money-back guarantee. So far, my experience with Celestaire's service was very positive. But verifying their statements about arc precision is not a trivial matter. If after a year of trials I will say that the arc error is 0.4' rather than, for example 0.2' as advertized, it can be always blamed on my poor skill, etc. > List members give their full names and Lat/Lon to .1 nm. A > local phone book, and in most cases I can knock on their front door if I > choose. So what? You can find almost anybody's name and address in the telephone book too. Name and address of a person is not such a big secret:-) A