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Re: Calibrating a sextant scale
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2007 Nov 21, 10:49 -0700
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2007 Nov 21, 10:49 -0700
On 21 Nov 2007 at 12:38, Fred Hebard wrote: > I agree. That's what I was trying to say. I should have said, "The > problem is MEASURING a precise star-to-star difference." My only > quibble is that you might rephrase your conclusion to, "I could not > get it to work." Maybe a more skilled observer than you or I might > be able to get it to work. If the object is to measure error on the sextant arc then I would argue that the best approach is to remove as much reliance on "skill" as possible. For example, it would be crazy not to use a motorized equitorial mount rather than holding the sextant by hand. Ken Muldrew. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---