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xelasnave
07-01-2016, 10:10 PM
Can you guys replicate Eddingtons observation of the eclipse and star light using radio.
xelasnave
07-01-2016, 10:11 PM
With no Moon if possible
bojan
14-01-2016, 03:21 PM
I doubt it is possible with available antennas and required resolution.
xelasnave
14-01-2016, 07:24 PM
Thanks Bojan
alocky
14-01-2016, 10:06 PM
Although it's a tangent to the OP, it's worth pointing out that Eddingtons plates were not accurate enough to determine the relativistic deflection of starlight during the eclipse. The more accurate measurements were actually made with the 12" Calver telescope still operating at Perth Observatory in WA.
Cheers,
Andrew.
xelasnave
15-01-2016, 05:42 PM
Certainly of interest Andrew.
Thank you.
smader
03-02-2016, 01:56 PM
VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) certainly is capable of sub-arcsecond resolution at radio frequencies to detect the effect (ie using QSOs near Jupiter/Sun), but such an experiment is not possible for the amatuer...
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