Re: Naked eye star splitting

From: Chris L Peterson (clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 22:47:25 GMT

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 17:22:26 -0500, David Knisely <ka0czc@navix.net> wrote:

>Well, theoretical grounds frequently end up being not all that accurate under
>certain circumstances...

Agreed, analyzing human vision on theoretical grounds alone is fraught with
peril. My sky background is within one mag/arcsec^2 of the darkest anywhere, so
background isn't a big limitation. But the air is unsteady, and the degree of
scintillation makes a large difference in how deep I can see. That fact is
seldom accounted for in theoretical discussions.

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