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Re: Reality check
From: hellos
Date: 2006 Jun 6, 13:57 -0400
From: hellos
Date: 2006 Jun 6, 13:57 -0400
""So if I blindfolded you and
dropped you off anywhere in the world, you could figure out where you are just
from celestial?"). "
Greg, I suspect the answer would be "YES!" even
though the position circle might be somewhat larger than ten feet, and a clear
night sky might be of use.<G>
If we start with knowing the sun's rising
position and altitude will vary by a fixed number of degrees and days, and
divide out, we already can get some information simply by observing sunrise and
noon, no batteries needed.
Or perhaps, that topic belongs in another forum,
one for "instrument free navigation for real celestial
navigators".<G>
