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Lunar observation engraving c.1871
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2022 Jun 28, 10:20 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2022 Jun 28, 10:20 -0700
Here's an image of an engraving said to be from 1871 showing a navigator shooting a lunar. I don't know the original source. I have only found it on "print-on-demand" poster websites. But it has so, so many problems. Care to list any? ... Art problems? Astronomy issues? Sextant flaws??
Frank Reed