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Re: The Sun does not stop for anyone
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2016 Dec 25, 01:46 -0800
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2016 Dec 25, 01:46 -0800
Not exactly standing still, but on March 10, 2014 while flying from Dublin to Chicago I took 10 sun shots. From the first shot at 1333 Z at 52-03 N, 30-35 W to shot 10 at 1616 Z at 48-22 N, 59-43 W the sun's azimuth stayed nearly south and only changed about 14 degrees from 168.5 to 182.2 degrees. During this two hour 43 minute period we covered 1,132 nautical miles averging 417 knots. I had planned to take additional shots but I fell asleep.
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