[time-nuts] A real world project need for timing accuracy...

[Bob Camp]

Hi

If you put enough shots through the same area, there's nothing left to show a hole.

Bob


On Nov 1, 2010, at 10:14 PM, Mike Feher wrote:

> Stupid question here - why would an optical setup not see the hole? After
> all, is that not how the shooter found the bulls eye to begin with, through
> an optical scope. Regards - Mike
> 
> Mike B. Feher, EOZ Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Bob Camp
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 10:09 PM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] A real world project need for timing accuracy...
> 
> Hi
> 
> Two gotchas, one minor, the other a bit bigger.
> 
> At 800 yards, even a *very* good optical setup can't / won't see holes in a
> target. The atmosphere is just to unstable. You would have to mount the
> camera down range (minor issue).
> 
> The larger one is that you really don't want to truck down a half mile of
> path to put up a new piece of paper. After a while the "target" gets pretty
> ragged. There's not much for the optics to pick up, especially if you have
> good groups. 
> 
> Cool idea though ....
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> On Nov 1, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Predrag Dukic wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Why not using optical methods for shot grouping?
>> 
>> A cheap web camera with equally cheap telescopic lense can resolve 1mm.
>> Some image processing software can find shot positions within the 1kx1k
> pixel bitmap.... etc..
>> 
> 
> 
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