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From: George Huxtable (no email)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 17:42:35 EST
Frank Reed said-
>I did about a hundred land-based lunar distance sights during the past twelve
>months (actually 400 individual lunars) and with a very good sextant I was
>able to get my longitude to within +/-9 minutes reliably or equivalently an
>error of about +/-0.3 minutes in the lunar itself. If anyone is
>interested, I can
>describe some of my lunar adventures for the list. Oh, and I usually reduce my
>sights on my cell phone --which is painfully ironic since the cell phone has
>built-in GPS.
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PLEASE DO, FRANK!
Are you a new name to our list? If so, you are indeed welcome, especially
with the message you bring. Lunar observers, as opposed to lunar
pontificators, are few and far between.
Please tell us whether your observations were land-based or from a vessel,
and whether the altitudes of the Moon and other-body were measured or
calcalated, and if so, how. The more detail the better. Even some sample
observations and reductions (but not all 400, perhaps!)
Whether from land or sea, the results you've been getting seem superb. Do
share your secrets with the rest of us.
George.
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