Actually, I recognized you from the comments on Flemco's blog.
As for relative position, I'd be happy to have something within 100 miles of position, the closer the better of course.
Input from the user? Well, it seems my dream machine doesn't exist, but if it did, the most input a user would have to do is turn it on, and maybe point it at a few things (like the stars). I was trying to figure out if there was something as simple as GPS, but using a different system that would work without external mechanics (like radio frequency, or what-have-you).
The moon would be fine as a point of reference for me; I should have said man-made satellites.
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Date: 2009-06-18 04:13 pm (UTC)Actually, I recognized you from the comments on Flemco's blog.
As for relative position, I'd be happy to have something within 100 miles of position, the closer the better of course.
Input from the user? Well, it seems my dream machine doesn't exist, but if it did, the most input a user would have to do is turn it on, and maybe point it at a few things (like the stars). I was trying to figure out if there was something as simple as GPS, but using a different system that would work without external mechanics (like radio frequency, or what-have-you).
The moon would be fine as a point of reference for me; I should have said man-made satellites.