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Re: LOP's


Subject: Re: LOP's
From: Robert Owens (tugly@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jun 23 1999 - 23:19:12 EDT


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>>
>>Hi,
>>All LOP's of a celestial nature need an arrow at each end. This is
>>perhaps not so important with say a single sun observation but when
>>it comes down to a multi star/planet set of observations (as many as
>>six or maybe more) you need to distinguish the azimuth lines from
>>the Position lines by placing the arrows.What a clutter we have if we
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   Bowditch and the Power Squadron teach that construction lines (azimuth
lines, and Drift and Set lines,etc.) should be dashed lines which
differentiate at a glance which are the LOP's and which are not without
having to draw arrows. If arrows are taught somewhere I would really like to
know where so I could further my education.

Bob Owens
Tugly





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