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Lunar distance

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See under Lunar.
the angular distance of the moon from the sun, a star, or a planet, employed for determining longitude by the lunar method.

See also: Distance Lunar



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It would seem that in any given era there will always be some eclipses occurring at both extremes of lunar distance.
Interesting patterns from umbral lunar eclipses by Beard, Darren; Meeus, Jean / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
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From the basics of coordinates, to sun sight reductions and lunar distance sights, to sextant adjustments and altitude corrections, and an exhaustive wealth of appendices, Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age is an absolute "must-have" for offshore navigators and a readily accessible self-teaching tool.
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