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Re: Latitude by Venus, Longitude by Sun
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2024 Jan 11, 10:14 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2024 Jan 11, 10:14 -0800
Antoine, terrific! Thank you for getting back to this one. You wrote:
"I am assuming this is where you are leading us to, non ?"
Yes, exactly. :) That's the idea. We can get longitude directly and accurately, if latitude is available, and no plotting is required. Of course, if needed, we can also get a line of position for that Sun sight simply by repeating the longitude calculation for a secondary, arbitrary (assumed!) latitude.
Since you worked this one up, I should write up a little puzzle that I think you will enjoy ...involving a lighthouse. Coming shortly!
Frank Reed
