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Re: Sextant "side error" and star-star sights
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Dec 5, 16:11 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Dec 5, 16:11 EST
Alex E quoted me:
"Side error is eliminated when the index mirror"
Sorry, sorry. That was a misprint. I meant horizon mirror. One eliminates
side error by getting the horizon mirror perpendicular (after the index
mirror has already been set perpendicular by the usual methods).
And wrote:
" I always have a very small side error due to the horizon mirror"
Hmm. So you're still getting inconsistent results for star-star sights even
with a little "side error" gap between the two images. Curiouser and
curiouser... I was hoping this might prove helpful for your issue.
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
