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Alex-
That's what makes horse racing.<G>
All I can say, is that with my eyes (which are not perfect at all), and with the
C&P and their optics tricks (red/green, etc.), I got nice repeatable IE checks
from a bright star on a clear night. And positions that were always closer than
when taken using the IE measured from sun sights.

A weak star might be better, but in the horrid urban sky, I chose a bright one
for clarity.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexandre E Eremenko" <eremenko@math.purdue.edu>
To: <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 5:28 AM
Subject: [NavList 652] Re: Observations with pocket sextant in the Baltic


>
>
> Dear Red,
>
> > I found that checking IE by sighting on a single
> > bright star on a clear night
> > was inevitably faster and more precise than any other target.
>
> This contradicts my experiencer
> (and contradicts the books
> recommendations)
> a) The Sun checks seem most precise of all, and
> b) a weak star is better than a bright one.
>
> Alex.
>


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