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Re: Instrumental errors
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Jun 26, 16:12 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Jun 26, 16:12 -0400
On 6/26/2015 3:41 PM, Frank Reed wrote: > Are you saying that one method gives you an index correction of > 3.6' (rounded to a tenth of a minute of arc), and the other method give > an index correction of 0.6' ? I believe David stated he corrected the side error present in his overlap method before doing edge-to-edge, so sadly no comparison of accuracy is possible (given that an Astra III will change IE when adjusting side error). That is a test I would suggest he pursue.
