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Re: Problem with a sextant
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 Apr 24, 12:11 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 Apr 24, 12:11 -0400
Ken, Thanks. That I may try at some point, though I never messed with index adjustment before. My immediate plan is to measure small star distances, 2,3,... to 9 degrees, to see where the problem exactly is. The smallest star distance I measured so far was about 10 degrees and it already has error about -0.9' (as most of the other star distances) while the index error is probably -0.3, but definitely not more than -0.6'. Thus something happens between 0 and 9 degrees. Alex On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Ken Muldrew wrote: > > On 24 Apr 2006 at 10:17, Alexandre E Eremenko wrote: > > > The only explanation I can imagine is that the arc is deformed near 0. > > (Worn after so many index checks, as Bill joked:-) Inspection of the arc > > and teeth with powerful magnifying glass shows no defect. > > You could put the mirror way out so that your index error is about 2 > degrees and see if that helps. > > Ken Muldrew. >