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Old November 1st 11, 06:18 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Szczepan Bialek
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Default Arago vs Vogel


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Using words astronomical radio annual doppler effect we have:


The link:
http://chaos.swarthmore.edu/courses/...er_Anomaly.pdf

"It is also possible to infer the position in the sky of a
spacecraft from the Doppler data. This is accomplished by

examining the diurnal variation imparted to the Doppler shift

by the Earth's rotation. As the ground station rotates underneath

a spacecraft, the Doppler shift is modulated by a sinusoid.

The sinusoid's amplitude depends on the declination

angle of the spacecraft and its phase depends upon the right

ascension. These angles can therefore be estimated from a

record of the Doppler shift that is ~at least! of several days

duration. This allows for a determination of the distance to

the spacecraft through the dynamics of spacecraft motion

using standard orbit theory contained in the orbit determination

programs."

On the page 37 is wrote: "At early times the

annual term is largest. During Interval II, the interval of the

large spin-rate change anomaly, coherent oscillation is lost.

During Interval III the oscillation is smaller and begins to die

out."

Who was right: Arago or Vogel?

S*