Wedekind.es@PARC-MAXC (12/18/82)
two questions- 1) Something tells me this was covered at one point but I can't remember details: Are there practical ways to combine CCD-gathered data from synchronized observations at multiple unrelated existing optical telescopes and come away with increased image resolution or other good things? 2) How much does the atmosphere blur a star's light? Hmm, better be more precise: Let's say we're at an observatory site and the seeing is good. There is only one star in the sky, at zenith. How much light/square radian do we see, as a function of angle from zenith? If the value at 0 radians is 1, any idea what the value is at 15 radians? Integrate the light over a minute or two of time so twinkling doesn't figure in. Ignore interstellar dust, and no, the star isn't Betelguese! Jerry