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Re: Sun sights during an eclipse: "bad limb" calculation
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2023 Oct 17, 16:43 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2023 Oct 17, 16:43 -0700
Adrian F, you wrote:
"struck me as a bit similar to the distance to the horizon from an eye at a given height"
Yes! I was going to try to get a navigation discussion out of this side of the puzzle by mentioning that, but I'm busy travelling today, so y'all go for it! :)
Frank Reed