Re: How to choose among position lines?
Subject: Re: How to choose among position lines?
From: Jared Sherman (jared.sherman@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jun 11 2003 - 14:49:29 EDT
Doug-
I wonder, if perhaps dividing the number of sites into 360 degrees and spreading them out evenly is counterproductive? Consider that case of 8 sights. If I plot them evenly about I'll get one smudge on the chart. But if I plot two sights each at 4 positions...The difference between the two lines from any one direction will also tell me that I have an error of at least that amount.
Wouldn't that information be just as useful?
Aside from star sights at night on a cloudless sea, who would have the luxury to take 8 sightings in equidistant directions anyway?<G>
