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Old 29th Jan 2021, 19:25
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Dougie M
 
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I found that on a trans atlantic yacht voyage that celestial shot precomputation doesn't work. With a marine sextant you take the time of a successful sighting and work the whole thing backwards remembering that "deck height" is a factor and atmospheric refraction is constant. .

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