Research Article

Measuring Track-Related Pointing Errors on the Nanshan Radio Telescope with an Optical Pointing Telescope

Table 2

Results of OPT pointing observations.

Encoder AzOPT Az0OPT El0OPT AzOPT Elex (′′)ey (′′)

355°.5597 ± 0.44″53°.2649 ± 0.29″0°.0096 ± 0.68″53°.2672 ± 0.32″34.6−34.3
30°25°.5530 ± 0.49″53°.2665 ± 0.24″30°.0032 ± 0.92″53°.2692 ± 0.28″11.5−27.1
60°55°.5444 ± 0.43″53°.2652 ± 0.23″59°.9944 ± 0.67″53°.2682 ± 0.28″−20.2−30.7
90°85°.5391 ± 0.58″53°.2700 ± 0.21″89°.9895 ± 0.71″53°.2732 ± 0.22″−37.8−12.7
120°115°.5393 ± 0.50″53°.2737 ± 0.19″119°.9902 ± 0.66″53°.2770 ± 0.23″−35.31.0
150°145°.5422 ± 0.36″53°.2812 ± 0.29″149°.9938 ± 0.59″53°.2844 ± 0.31″−22.327.7
180°175°.5473 ± 0.45″53°.2820 ± 0.31″179°.9991 ± 0.76″53°.2850 ± 0.30″−3.229.8
210°205°.5551 ± 0.56″53°.2821 ± 0.31″210°.0070 ± 0.93″53°.2847 ± 0.38″25.228.7
240°235°.5638 ± 0.48″53°.2830 ± 0.27″240°.0156 ± 0.70″53°.2851 ± 0.27″56.230.2
270°265°.5631 ± 0.37″53°.2784 ± 0.29″270°.0144 ± 0.41″53°.2804 ± 0.30″51.813.3
300°295°.5620 ± 0.38″53°.2742 ± 0.26″300°.0128 ± 0.49″53°.2763 ± 0.33″46.1−1.5
330°325°.5651 ± 0.41″53°.2679 ± 0.22″330°.0152 ± 0.54″53°.2699 ± 0.24″54.7−24.5