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Re: Weems Star Altitude Curves
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2020 Feb 7, 10:48 -0800
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2020 Feb 7, 10:48 -0800
Dear Murray,
Thank you for the comment. So, the diagram is not exactly linear then, it is Mercator-distorted, the closer to a pole, the more the distortion? I.e. if I choose a square area with the same amount of degrees along the X and Y axes, it will/should become more elongated vertically, right?
The gnuplot is very powerful - provided one knows how to use it (which I'm not, alas, I have little experience with it, used it several times - with some success though).
Regards,
Tony
60°N 30°E
