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Polar distance of Polaris
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2020 Dec 7, 15:14 -0800
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2020 Dec 7, 15:14 -0800
in https://NavList.net/m2.aspx/Polaris-FrankReed-dec-2019-g46376, Frank indicated that the polar distance of Polaris was 39.1', to decrease slowly over the next decade.
I just came upon an old Polaris sight worksheet I developed which included the attached screen capture. I'm quite sure I got that from David Burch's Emergency Navigation.
I would appreciate suggestions on how to modify this graphic to make it a bit more applicable to this decade.
Thanks,
Bob
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