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Re: Extremely poor conditions??
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Mar 21, 14:59 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Mar 21, 14:59 -0400
Randall, The Sun was 22 degrees above the horizon (in the best series we are discussing). Venus was more than 40d above. And all these things about inverted images happen near the horizon. Alex. On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Randall Morrow wrote: > > This is just a wild, uneducated guess, but after reading the article on > refraction mentioned earlier; is it possible that there was an inverted > refraction image and an upper limb taken for a lower limb? > The sun's semidiameter is about 15 minutes and 2 x 15 is 30. Again, I > have no knowledge, degree or other qualification. "Just spit-ballin' > here. > > Randall F Morrow PT > Ergonomics Safety Consultant > Kern County - Bakersfield > > > NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or > disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently > delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or > saving them. Thank you. > > > > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=118453 > > >
