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Re: Stellarium Program as practice tool
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2019 Jun 7, 20:08 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2019 Jun 7, 20:08 -0700
Jerry Mason, you wrote:
"you can set your viewing location by lat.long and set your height above sea level."
The height above sea level in Stellarium is not connected with dip or height of eye in the way it's used in celestial navigation. You can test this easily with simple cases (see my earlier message tonight).
Frank Reed
Clockwork Mapping / ReedNavigation.com
Conanicut Island USA
