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Re: Latitude by Kochab in Pac. Northwest
From: Joshua Carty
Date: 2026 Feb 20, 15:31 -0800
From: Joshua Carty
Date: 2026 Feb 20, 15:31 -0800
Thank you to all of you who answered my question. That's great!!
Thanks Gary, Geoff, Dave (twice!), Lars, Andy. Lots of interesting ways of looking at it. And of course, Frank, that wasn't just educational navigation --that was a nice, readable story. I GET IT now! Your Latitude=PD+Altitude seems OBVIOUS now. And it really wasn't obvious to me before, so it seems obvious now because you DID THAT. This is why I come here. NavList has so many talented navigators.
Can I do this in the southern hemisphere? If I sail around Cape Horn or near New Zealand, is there a good star or stars for latitude near the south sky pole? I know there's not really a southern pole star. Is there a "southern Kochab"?
Josh Carty
