28-December-2001, 05:57 PM
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On 2001-12-26 11:07, HUb' wrote:
a) convert the range in units of picoseconds to seconds :1
<pre>b) divide the result in a) by 2 :2
c) multiply the result in b) by the speed of light, :3
(299792458 m/s) {{ any clues to get 400Mm appri }} ::4
000010001357708024195320-000199200000002302465105055171 :5
#######YYdddttttttttttttididsspp<-az--><-el->|=Range11=|:6
123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 1234 :7
| | | | i got 779,998 Km |. , , .:8
360050000002 way way to far?/? 52035998000:9
</pre> 9:35 A.M. anyway the cruxt of this tail
should be just how far away do those "TEXANS"
THINK THEIR DATA SHOWS THE MOON TO BE?
{now back to}
http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/vi...=303&forum=1&2
sheaped Moon and :tp|c(s{g[r "? how many ?
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Dude,
I think the 35 picoseconds number refers to the precision of error of the time elapsed reading. (roughly 17.5 picoseconds one way.)
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