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Re: No sextant, no watch, no almanach, nothing
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 00:14 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 00:14 EST
Alex E wrote:
"Maybe some people with good memory can even memorize the
Sun's declination:-)"
Can't you? Seriously, you might be surprised how close you can get with simple drawings on paper and the knowledge that the maximum is 23.5 degrees. It's also useful to have a mental image of an analemma stored away. There's a lot of info in there...
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
"Maybe some people with good memory can even memorize the
Sun's declination:-)"
Can't you? Seriously, you might be surprised how close you can get with simple drawings on paper and the knowledge that the maximum is 23.5 degrees. It's also useful to have a mental image of an analemma stored away. There's a lot of info in there...
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
