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Re: Sun Moon Lunars to 155 degrees
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2010 Apr 3, 09:59 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2010 Apr 3, 09:59 -0700
Antoine, you wrote:
"I have not personally verified the accuracy of the "Ellipse method approximation" earlier quoted by Frank as being sufficiently accurate for our purposes."
Well, I have. :-)
We have a small advantage here, too. We don't have to worry about the underside of the Sun/Moon since no lunar observation could ever be taken in that direction when the Sun or Moon are so low.
-FER
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