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smaller than milli- are
useful in
measuring extremely small angles.
Microradians (μrad, 10−6 rad) and
nanoradians (nrad, 10−9 rad) are used in astronomy...
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better when
using beam
profilers over irises.
Applications that need
microradian alignment accuracies include earth-to-space communications, earth-to-space...
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theodolite position.
These angles can be
measured with
accuracies down to
microradians or
seconds of arc. From
these readings a plan can be drawn, or objects...
- (μN) to
millinewton (mN) range), FEEP
thrusters are
primarily used for
microradian,
micronewton attitude control on spacecraft, such as in the ESA/NASA...
- 1⁄1000 of Earth's
rotation rate: 1 MERU = 0.015 degrees/hour ≈ 0.072921
microradian/second.
Sometimes used to
measure the
angular drift rate of an inertial...
- Urad (bean), a bean used in
Indian cuisine Urad,
Poland abbreviation of
microradian (μrad, urad), a unit of
angle This
disambiguation page
lists articles...
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largest ever
carried on a deep
space mission, and has a
resolution of 1
microradian, or 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in) from an
altitude of 300 km (190 mi). In comparison...
- as a
large CCD camera.
Because of this, it
achieves a
resolution of 1
microradian, or 0.3
meter at a
height of 300 km. (For
comparison purposes, satellite...
- The
human naked eye has an
angular resolution of
approximately 280
microradians (μrad) (approx 0.016° or 1
minute of arc), and the ISS
targets an altitude...
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visual autocollimator can
measure angles as
small as 1
arcsecond (4.85
microradians),
while an
electronic autocollimator can have up to 100
times more resolution...
