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Jared Sherman wrote:
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> Take a sextant observation. Record the observed altitude of ONE object, ONE reading.
> Reduce that sight to a position. i.e., Perhaps it is the sun, 1800 miles away on a bearing of 235 degrees. it doesn't matter what, where, how much, this is, whether it is a position, a fix, a whatever. Don't get distracted by the numbers, just ake and reduce one sight on one object.
Jared, I wish you would give us an example. I don't understand your
explanation. For example, it's unclear to me what you mean by
"position". Is it the observer's position or the body's geographical
position (the point on Earth with that body at the zenith)? That's one
of the several things I didn't get.
Just pretend I'm from Missouri and show me your method with a fully
worked example.
