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From: Frank Reed
Date: 2013 Dec 27, 15:18 -0800
Paul Dolkas, you wrote:
"I haven’t really been paying attention to this thread, but from what I gather, it deals with local variations to the gravity field"
It's getting a little confusing, isn't it? We're simultaneously discussing deflections of the horizon in a couple of threads (caused by unusual refraction) and deflections of the vertical (caused by local gravitational variation). To catch up on the latter topic, have a look at these messages:
http://www.fer3.com/arc/sort2.aspx?y=201312&subject=gravity+hill
I'll reply to your other question under the topic about "celestial DOV".
-FER
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