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Re: Puzzle continues: After Capella, Vega behind your back
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2023 Jun 30, 14:11 -0700
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2023 Jun 30, 14:11 -0700
I:
With the Advanced CelNav tables and Handheld calculator
1e calc with Capella the Latitude at UT 22:11 LAT 55°N
2e calc with Venus the Longitude at 21:51:05 with input Latitude 55°N Lon 2°30' E
II:
With the input Lat 55°N and Lon 2°30' E
Entered the sights in the TI-89 Starpilot.
Used the same times as above for the sights.
Fix by computation, added Course 180° Speed 3kn. Calculated the fix at 22:11
Output: FIX 54°59,9'N 02°29,1'E
Regards,
HermanD
