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Re: The Moon is a "nuisance"
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Oct 12, 01:28 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Oct 12, 01:28 -0400
> In mid-August, Robert Eno started a discussion about the "*&^%$#@ > Moon" and how Moon sights seemed to be more prone to error than Sun > sights or star sights. An observation, perhaps naive, regarding the moon. When attempting to use the moon in a day sky for IE/IC checks--as Frank suggested several moons ago--and in checking observed 4SD against the published SD it struck me that at times determining the moon's SD at the time of observation was at best problematic. Bill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
