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Re: Lunar Exercise
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2008 Sep 24, 18:15 EDT
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From: Jeremy C
Date: 2008 Sep 24, 18:15 EDT
The lunars I posted were the first shots from a new sextant, and my
first shots with a sextant in over 3 months, so I am sure there was a bit
of user error in there. I was busy in a class in NY today, but will try to
shoot another round or two tomorrow. Hopefully they will be a bit more
accurate.
The lunars were a deliberate exercise, using a wind-up watch that is
known to run fast, and a longitude that is truly suspect since I did not
know the datum of Washington DC that was used. The Fix of the stone
comes from 1881.
While I like the sextant, I now remember how much I dislike the 3.5x scopes
that now come standard with most sextants. On the ship I have a 4x, and I
had previously used a 6x scope that is no longer available. I have on
order from Celestaire, a 7x scope, but since I haven't received it yet, I am
stuck with the standard scope.
I have uncovered an interesting line of research with the stone in the
square, and once my research is complete, I think that I will be witting an
article on it, which I will be sure to post.
Jeremy
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