NavList:

You were talking about "below the pole" sights recently--

A friend of mine sent me some sextant sights from last year. This is ONE set. He was travelling in the hiigh Arctic on an "activity" (his words). North of Ellsmere Island in "Nunavut". Maybe his sights are real, but I have my doubts. He may be pulling my leg. He said Moon/Sun sights are actually rare in the Arctic. I don't see why--

Date: 21 june 2025 --solstice! [typo fixed] Height: 8m. Index error included in sights (no further correction). 

Moon sight:
UL of crescent Moon
Hs 10d 50'
UTC 05:39:02

Sun sight (below the pole):
LL of Sun
Hs 15d 57'
UTC 05:40:30
Azimuth: near 000° true

I asked him if this was the exact time of meriidian passage for the Sun, and he said it doesn't matter. He described what Frank Reed calls "hang time" and said it was very long up there. I asked him about ship course and speed between sights and he said "negligible" and laughed.

I tried working this out but I don't trust my work and I would really love to hear how experienced navigators would do this.

Thank you for reading,

Tom