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Re: Rude star finder
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2015 Dec 25, 18:00 +0000
From: Gary LaPook <NoReply_LaPook@fer3.com>
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2015 1:10 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Rude star finder
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2015 Dec 25, 18:00 +0000
So just set your sextant to the altitudes you measured yesterday and go out and sweep the horizon and you will find your stars.
gl
From: Gary LaPook <NoReply_LaPook@fer3.com>
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2015 1:10 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Rude star finder
"But wait" you say. "What you say may be true if the boat isn't moving but what if I am sailing east at 120 nm each day at 60 degrees latitude, wouldn't that cause the altitudes to increase an additional 4 degrees per day at twilight? "
"No." Your twilight will come an additional 16 minutes earlier GMT but your LHA Aries will be just that 1 degree greater.
Gl
