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Re: Modern celestial navigation: when and why?
From: Alan S
Date: 2015 Feb 11, 20:56 -0800
From: Alan S
Date: 2015 Feb 11, 20:56 -0800
FranK:
Sextant navigation isn't as accurate as the electronic version, though it has proven to be more than just good enough. When and if the electronics go to the devil, as I suppose happens, it will still work. Electronics have been known to go down.
Alan
