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Subject: Re: Planet rising revisited
From: Chuck Taylor (ctaylor@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Feb 05 2002 - 19:19:17 EST
Dave W wrote:
> What practical use would a navigator have for determining when a planet
> would rise? (other than at twilight
In a lifeboat at sea with no sextant, the rising or setting of a planet (or any
other body) gives you a "free" sight (hs = 0). This is certainly not as good as
a real sight with a sextant at twilight, but it is better than no sight.
Chuck Taylor
47 degrees 55.161 minutes North Latitude
122 degrees 11.176 minutes West Longitude
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