[time-nuts] Sidereal time

[J. Forster]

The two big ones I remember are:

A Boller & Chivens 24"  about 1 degree
A 60"                   about 15 arc-minutes
The MMT is about 1 degree, I think.

-John

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> jfor at quik.com said:
>> Why do you really NEED super accurate siderial time? If you are using
>> it to point a telescope, you only need it accurate enough to get the
>> guide stars into the field. Remember, the atmosphere refracts kinda
>> randomly.
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> What's the field of view of a telescope?  (or the guide scope?)
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> What's the ballpark distortion of the atmosphere?
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