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Which means that you would have to keep track of each pulse, if you have a comparatively inaccurate clock. Does not seem practical. EDIT: On second thought, us
by baseethrowaway 9y ago
Which means that you would have to keep track of each pulse, if you have a comparatively inaccurate clock. Does not seem practical.
EDIT: On second thought, using an accurate clock would be a tiny fraction of the cost of the whole system, so it's a solved problem.
- pc86 9y agoTIL using multiple pulsars to create a galactic positioning system "is a solved problem."
- toomuchtodo 9y agoThere’s a washing machine sized pulsar detector bolted to the International Space Station that is successfully locating itself with pulsars. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/session_3_-_2_x-ray_pulsar_navigation_for_deep-space_autonomous_applications_jason_mitchell_0.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/session...
- Dylan16807 9y agoThough it's useful, you don't even need an accurate clock. You can observe the relative phases of several pulsars to recover your clock.