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Re: Will anyone ever find Shackleton's lost ship?
From: Dale Lichtblau
Date: 2022 Feb 19, 05:47 -0800
From: Dale Lichtblau
Date: 2022 Feb 19, 05:47 -0800
What are "station keeping orbits"? A technical term?
I read the preprint article. I was not aware of the use of occultations for CN. They are no longer listed in the NAs, are they? Where can they be found? Any discussions of them on NAVLIST?
I reread Worsley's account of the James Caird voyage last evening. Lots of interesting details about his only four sun sights and his surprisingly detailed navigation efforts, even wind directions like "South 'by' West" (boxing the compass, anyone?). All very fascinated!
Dale
