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Re: Priority of Sun in Lunar Distance tables
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2023 May 31, 12:24 -0700
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2023 May 31, 12:24 -0700
Hello, Andrew!
All the objections of the user of your tables are absolutely correct.
Here are some thoughts about sextant range:
Today and yesterday I took Sun’s lunar distances with SNO-T sextant. This instrument is graduated to 140°. Yesterday maximum sextant reading was 124° 43,5’; today maximum sextant reading was 136° 39,1’.
I have measured several Sun’s lunar distances around 33°. The record was 28° (only once under excelent weather conditions).
As you can see these angles are out of range of 40°-120°.
Modris Fersters
