A Practical solution of the atmospheric dispersion problem
Abstract
The classical equation for refraction by a spherically symmetric atmosphere is solved numerically, with particular emphasis on the wavelength dependence (atmospheric dispersion) of the refraction. The results are presented as a table of coefficients from which one can easily and accurately compute, by desk calculator or electronic computer, the atmospheric dispersion under any atmospheric conditions, between 3000 and 11 000 A'.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- April 1966
- DOI:
- 10.1086/109901
- Bibcode:
- 1966AJ.....71..190S