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Re: Sextant accuracy and possibility of future improvement
From: Robert VanderPol II
Date: 2016 Jul 22, 19:05 -0700
From: Robert VanderPol II
Date: 2016 Jul 22, 19:05 -0700
At the altitude the SR-71 flew at it wasn't really blue any more. There was so little atmosphere left above it was fairly easy for the stars to shine thru.
The question I have is would these systems work at sea level?
