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Re: Aircraft Octant Optimal Bubble Size
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2013 Mar 5, 09:20 -0800
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2013 Mar 5, 09:20 -0800
Greg, your results with 2.5 bubble are like mine with a IX-A and (to my eye) 2-sun bubble. Hewitt Sent from my iPad On Mar 5, 2013, at 8:38 AM, "Greg Rudzinski"wrote: > Taken this morning were three sets of ten Sun observations using an A-7 bubble octant using 1.5, 2.5, and 4.5 solar diameter bubbles. > > 1.5 Solar Diameters > > Intercepts > 4.3' away > 6.8' > 3.7' > 2.7' > 4.4' > 3.9' > 2.1' > 2.9' > 3.8' > 5.6' > > 2.5 Solar Diameters > intercepts > 2.1' away > 3.1' > 3.0' > 3.8' > 0.9' > 2.6' > 2.0' > 3.3' > 2.2' > 2.4' > > 4.5 Solar Diameters > intercepts > 4.3' away > 3.1' > 3.6' > 2.3' > 3.6' > 3.6' > 7.5' > 3.7' > 7.6' > 5.7' > > Looks like there is an away bias of about 3' and the 2.5 Solar Diameter is the most consistent bubble size. Comments ? > > Greg Rudzinski > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=122636 > >