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Re: Lunar Distances
From: Huub Robroek
Date: 2024 Jan 25, 07:16 -0800
From: Huub Robroek
Date: 2024 Jan 25, 07:16 -0800
I have been following (a.o.) this thread about the Atlantic Crossing and read the various comments about lunars. The inspired me to do a LD sighting yesterday evening, when I saw the moon and Jupiter in a clear sky, almost begging for an LD sighting. With the evening temperatures being comfortable (again) I decided to give it a go, also using Capella (very clear in the sky).
The results are attached, including a stellarium screenshot for the time I took the sightings. Instead of getting the altitudes I used Frank's Lunar app.
The results, ie. the achieved accuracy, are quite nice, I think.
(btw: the 2 outliers are probably caused by me switching between Jupiter and Capella several times, neglecting the accuracy)
Huub
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