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Re: Davis MK III Index Error
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2015 May 10, 22:16 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2015 May 10, 22:16 -0400
Isn’t the usual method is to touch one image to another, measuring the semi-diameter?
Fred Hebard
On May 10, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Brad Morris <NoReply_Morris@fer3.com> wrote:Hello Herman
Superimposing the sun's image onto itself or the moon's image onto itself is a highly effective method of determining the index error.
Just watch that you don't blind yourself by observing the sun without shades! That pain you feel in your eye is a warning! (Slight humor should be noticed here!)
Brad
On May 10, 2015 5:07 PM, "Herman Dekker" <NoReply_Dekker@fer3.com> wrote:Thanks for the info.
There is no free sight around possible in the backyard. It is dark now, so I used Venus, that works. The index error is now back from 55' to zero, as long as it stays with a plastic sextant. Is a high cloud with a sharp edge usable for index error? This is just an idea, as nothing else is possible?Frank can you explain: What is the Sun test on the Moon?
Regards,
HermanD
