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To: Red Badger

Doesn’t look like you’d have to adjust much for wind. lol


7 posted on 01/19/2024 6:15:37 PM PST by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Bullish

You DO have to adjust for atmospheric distortion caused mainly by changes in air density caused by thermal gradients. But adaptive optics systems can make those adjustments thousands of times per second.

The other option is to use two shots, the first to ionize the air column and a succeeding second shot very shortly after which essentially shoots through the “hole” in the atmosphere created by the first shot.


33 posted on 01/19/2024 8:08:41 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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