Le 30 sept. 2013 à 09:19, Hal Murray a écrit : > > [email protected] said: >> You also get direction, so for a "navigation" system, you can figure out >> where you are. > > I'm still missing the big picture. > > If I'm working off direction, why are pulsars interesting? Why radio vs > optical? There are lots of bright stars out there. Why not use them for > navigation? >
I think it is a question of improving accuracy. Comparing a group of pulsars "tick" arrival times being better than comparing apparent star positions, which depends on camera resolution ,and also , if position relative to earth is required, against a base catalog. Pulsars make that easier. > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
