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Hi Rob u wouldn't happen 2 still have that data l and if u do I would like 2
c it and thanks much! Now off 2 work Dr. Kolbe's astro sites ha!
Mike Burkes
>Your comment resonates with me. In 1983 or '84, I took a night course in
>surveying course at the local University of the City in which I was living
>at the time. A good portion of the course entailed doing field work such as
>precision levelling and using theodolites to map out geographic features.
>The final exam, upon which 100% of our final mark was based, consisted
>almost entirely of math problems; more precisely, trigonometry. My mind
>went completely blank for the first hour of the three hour exam. I can
>still feel the panic after all of these years. All's well that ends well: I
>recovered my senses and ended up with a respectable B+ after burning
>through the exam with a resolute sense of purpose.
>
>Fast forward 20 some years to a remote site where I was assisting a survey
>tech in mapping out an abandoned military base. He set up a black box with
>a powerful telescope after which our summer student and myself scrambled --
>with an ATV -- all over an area measuring several square miles armed with a
>reflector rod (I can't remember the actual name of the device). I think the
>survey tech had to set up maybe three times. After two 8 hour days of this,
>the techie loaded the contents of his black box into a computer and presto!
>He had a detailed map of the immediate area complete with contour lines,
>lakes, buildings, rocks and anything else that struck our fancy. And I
>didn't see him perform a single calculation. Our summer student, however,
>was rather tired from all of the racing around.
>
>Indeed, everything has changed.
>
>Robert
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: MIKE BURKES 
>Date: Thursday, June 8, 2006 10:00 am
>Subject: Re: Plotting LOP's
>
> > Yes Robert I cannot agree more! I am preparing for a career change to
> > surveying (anyone know of any entry level positions?)  and that
> > field also
> > has undergone the eletronic transition. With these data collectors
> > even the
> > time honored field book is electronic but I can understand time is
> > money!Mike Burkes
> >
> >
> > >From: Robert Eno 
> > >Reply-To: Navigation Mailing List  > L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM>>To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
> > >Subject: Re: Plotting LOP's
> > >Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:29:30 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Does anyone besides me see the irony in all of these discussions
> > about>electronic plotting, excel spreadsheets and turbo-charged
> > calculators with
> > >stainless steel exhaust risers against the backdrop of traditional
> > >celestial navigation?
> > >
> > >I will admit I own a Celesticomp V and use it on occassion when I
> > really>need a quick fix, however, I derive immense pleasure from
> > actually reducing
> > >my sights longhand (notwithstanding I use a scientific calculator
> > to do the
> > >math), and then plotting the LOPs on a good old fashioned
> > plotting sheet;
> > >whether it be homemade or commercially produced. This is part of
> > the joy of
> > >the craft and I find it therapeutic and relaxing. Think of sight
> > reduction>as foreplay. Ya gotta work hard and incrementally in
> > order to get to home
> > >base. And when you do, what can be more satisfying than a series
> > of tight
> > >LOPs on a plotting sheet and the knowledge of a job well done?
> > >
> > >Give me pencil and paper anytime...and yes, a set of trig and log
> > tables.>
> > >Robert
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > >From: Guy Schwartz 
> > >
> > >Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 11:40 pm
> > >
> > >Subject: Plotting LOP's
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Has anyone come up with a method of having a computer plot LOP's
> > > > with Excel or other standard software.
> > > > I know there are specialized products such as Navigator and Star
> > > > pilot that will do it.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Guy
> >

   

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