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Re: Submarine celestial through periscope
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2023 Mar 14, 12:18 +0100
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2023 Mar 14, 12:18 +0100
Cones. Yes. I fully agree.
Vector Solution for the Intersection of Two Circles of Equal Altitude. The Journal of Navigation, 61(2), 355-365. (2008). doi:10.1017/S0373463307004602
My paper says, (see attached pdf):
Circle of Equal Altitude = Cone having its vertex in the centre of the Earth, half angle α = 90º-Ho, and with the vector from O to GP as its axis INTERSECTION the unit sphere.
fair winds and following seas.
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