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Old September 8th 06, 02:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Roy Smith
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Default Why are headings still magnetic?

Mxsmanic wrote:
From what I've read, the ANS looked specifically at stars, not
planets, but I may be wrong.


Planet, star, it's all the same. It's a point of light in the sky. The
ephemeris calculations are a little more complicated for a planet, but
that's only something you'd notice if you were working it out with pencil
and paper.