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Re: Modern Celestial at Mystic Seaport, May 18-19
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2019 May 19, 01:10 -0700
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2019 May 19, 01:10 -0700
Hello Frank,
I have reed your post about Modern Celestial Navigation and was surprised
about the total decimal approach.
The opening line makes it immediately clear. Goodbye Minutes of Arc.
But I had never expected this from the Course Title or the description.
Now I understand what you have told before not to use the ° ' key on the calculator.
There is no need for this with this total decimal approach.
The disadventage I have, is that I have no feeling with 34.653° instead of what I am
used to 34°39,2'
One more explaning title for this course could be.
Modern Decimal Celestial Navigation.
But that's just one suggestion.
Regards,
HermanD
