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Re: Sextant problem
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2025 Jan 21, 05:31 -0800
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2025 Jan 21, 05:31 -0800
Sorry if I misunderstood how the index error was checked.
The misunderstanding comes from 2 different interpretation of the expression "on top". On the other hand, the disagreement with the hirizon method was very large (as I understood from the original message), and I do not believe that a shade in a sextant from a reputable manufacturer can have large prismatic error.