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    Re: Aircraft Octant Optimal Bubble Size
    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
    
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    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
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