Second Report on Daylight Observation of Stars and Planets: Some Optical Details

Abstract

In the following paragraphs are discussed certain optical details concerning the design and the housing of the telescopic bubble octant for aerial daylight navigation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1941
Accession Number
AD1165675

Entities

People

  • R. Tousey

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Brightness
  • Candles
  • Contrast
  • Daylight
  • Films
  • Focal Planes
  • Light Sources
  • Navigation
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Reflectors
  • Stars
  • Sunlight
  • Telescopes
  • Visibility
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space