GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be?
For the purpose of positioning and continuous tracking to celestrial objects using computerised telescope, the geographic position of the telescope to be known to I arcminute accuracy. Quite recently, GPS has been use for telescope positioning. Although GPS derived coordinate is not the geographical...
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| description | For the purpose of positioning and continuous tracking to celestrial objects using computerised telescope, the geographic position of the telescope to be known to I arcminute accuracy. Quite recently, GPS has been use for telescope positioning. Although GPS derived coordinate is not the geographical coordinate as needed for telescope positioning, further analyses has found that the total error in its derived position amounted to be less than the I arcminute accuracy requirement. Hence, it is O.K. to use GPS for telescope positioning. |
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| spelling | utm-49592010-06-01T03:22:16Z http://eprints.utm.my/4959/ GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? Subari, Mustafa Din T Technology (General) For the purpose of positioning and continuous tracking to celestrial objects using computerised telescope, the geographic position of the telescope to be known to I arcminute accuracy. Quite recently, GPS has been use for telescope positioning. Although GPS derived coordinate is not the geographical coordinate as needed for telescope positioning, further analyses has found that the total error in its derived position amounted to be less than the I arcminute accuracy requirement. Hence, it is O.K. to use GPS for telescope positioning. Fakulti Kejuruteraan & Sains Geoinformasi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 1997-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/4959/1/gps.pdf Subari, Mustafa Din (1997) GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? Buletin Geoinformasi, 2 (1). pp. 83-88. ISSN 1394-7702 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Subari, Mustafa Din GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? |
| title | GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? |
| title_full | GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? |
| title_fullStr | GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? |
| title_full_unstemmed | GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? |
| title_short | GPS for Amateur Astronomer: How Wrong Can You Be? |
| title_sort | gps for amateur astronomer: how wrong can you be? |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/4959/ http://eprints.utm.my/4959/1/gps.pdf |