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Subject: Daylight sights
From: Peter Fogg (ffive@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Apr 02 2002 - 22:47:52 EST
"Trevor J. Kenchington" wrote:
> why not go the whole way and just click the button on your GPS instead?
I think the point is to have a system that is independant of the GPS. On a boat
you try to have back-up systems for the back-up systems.
Craig wrote:
> Keep in mind that some of these units operate above a lot of the atmosphere
> and weather. The star Sol is usually visible in daylight!
But sadly there is only one Sol to go around, leading to only one postion line
at a time. Good point about flying high, but 'under a hazy sky' remains a deep
mystery.
bhudson wrote:
> Hi all,Most interesting discussion.Have any of you enjoyed taking a mer.alt
> with Venus during the day?Jupiter may also be taken given the right
> conditions.Barrie Hudson
No. How? Which right conditions?
Enough with the mysteries already, how about some practical answers!
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