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Re: first sextant sights
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 May 3, 14:52 -0500
Alex wrote
> Speaking of the actual MEASUREMENT accuracy,
> I still don't know whether anyone can take
> Lunar or star distances under ideal conditions
> and be most of the time within 0'.2 of the true
> distance.
> I suspect that the more realistic number is about 0'.5 or 0'.6
> Myself, I find it hard to achieve even this.
Are you speaking of individual observations, or the average of several
observations? If I recall your averages are usually pretty close to true.
Bill
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From: Bill B
Date: 2006 May 3, 14:52 -0500
Alex wrote
> Speaking of the actual MEASUREMENT accuracy,
> I still don't know whether anyone can take
> Lunar or star distances under ideal conditions
> and be most of the time within 0'.2 of the true
> distance.
> I suspect that the more realistic number is about 0'.5 or 0'.6
> Myself, I find it hard to achieve even this.
Are you speaking of individual observations, or the average of several
observations? If I recall your averages are usually pretty close to true.
Bill
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