deflectionPlot

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Uses deflection to compute and plot the gravitational bending of light by the Sun at the Earth as a function of angle to the star, based on the formulas of Cowling (1984). See also deflectionPlotJupiter, deflectionPlotSaturn, deflectionPlotUranus, and deflectionPlotNeptune which encode their masses and nominal distance/angular radius, and allow you to enter the exact current distance (AU) and angular radius.

Usage:

tt.deflectionPlot(angleIncrementDegrees=0.1,
          startAngleArcMinutes=15.786391666666667, 
          smallestBeamMilliarcsec=30, m=1.989e+33, 
          r=14959700000000.0, source='Sun',   
          maxAngleDegrees=180, limbRadiusArcsec=947.1835, 
          secondPointArcsec=-1, secondPointLabel='')

Examples:

CASA <2>: tt.deflectionPlot()

deflectionSun.png

CASA <3>: tt.deflectionPlotUranus(r=19.67, limbRadiusArcsec=3.588/2)
In this function, I have also indicated the angular radius of the 6 flanking fields of the 7-point hexagonal mosaic obtained as a test observation in ICT-4143.
deflectionUranus.png

CASA <4>: tt.deflectionPlotSaturn(r=9.8, limbRadiusArcsec=16.95/2)

deflectionSaturn.png

CASA <5>: tt.deflectionPlotJupiter(r=6.38, limbRadiusArcsec=30.898/2)

deflectionJupiter.png

-- ToddHunter - 2015-08-13

  • deflectionNeptune.png:
    deflectionNeptune.png
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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
deflectionJupiter.pngpng deflectionJupiter.png manage 51 K 2015-08-13 - 14:57 ToddHunter  
deflectionNeptune.pngpng deflectionNeptune.png manage 53 K 2015-08-18 - 13:43 ToddHunter  
deflectionSaturn.pngpng deflectionSaturn.png manage 53 K 2015-08-13 - 12:23 ToddHunter  
deflectionSun.pngpng deflectionSun.png manage 59 K 2015-08-13 - 12:30 ToddHunter  
deflectionUranus.pngpng deflectionUranus.png manage 55 K 2015-08-13 - 12:23 ToddHunter  
Topic revision: r7 - 2015-08-31, ToddHunter
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