At sea "6:39.34S 117:21.50W"
VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Sat 28 Apr 2012 23:54
Slower progress in unsettled weather; there really
is a lot of cloud in the Pacific. I'm trying to learn the southern
constellations but it's nearly impossible. A combination of lots of cloud and
almost unintelligible 'guide' books, mostly written for people lying on their
back in a field with binoculars at a latitude of 45 degrees north. But I
have managed to find the Southern Cross (as appears on the fags of New Zealand
and Australia), and our nearest star. Alpha Centauri at 4 light years, I seem to
recall (guidebooks silent on this).
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