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Re: Index checks with laser and without
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2007 Jan 3, 20:53 -0500
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2007 Jan 3, 20:53 -0500
Alex,
Have you tried introducing a bit of side error?
Fred
On Jan 3, 2007, at 8:44 PM, alex wrote:
> All my star checks usually fail: the results I get are inconsistent
> and
> vary between
> 0 and -1'. I attribute this to my night vision deterioration (I am
> 52),
> just cannot
> tell precisely when two star images coincide. It is better with star
> distances
> because I can rotate ("rock") my sextant. But with index rocking will
> not help.
>
> Alex.
>
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