Tuesday, 10 July 2012

building an astronomical cross staff





have interview next week so  should actually use my own interview practice resources  myself

  found various  sites where you can learn how to  contract a  cross staff  so added them here for record

brilliant old book on renaisssance scientiifc instruments  just look at that tychos tranverse scale http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1986JBAA...96..353C/0000354.000.html

a build your own cross staff from instructions  http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Scrostaf.htm like this the best
using a cross staff to measure angular separation http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/angular-separation/

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