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- deviation laserbeam from say 10 light minutes distance from the sun across the edge of the sun and then to 10 light minutes distance to the opposite site of the sun compared to the deviation of a gyroscope
sending a laserbeam from say 10 light minutes distance from the sun across the edge of the sun and then to 10 light minutes distance to the opposite site of the sun gives a change in direction of the laserbeam of approx 1.7 arc seconds.
But now imagine the situation where I take an ideal gyroscope in a rocket where the rocket follows the laser beam by a tracking system that keeps the speed of the rocket at a fixed speed v compared to the position of the sun, while it forces the gyroscope to exactly follow the path of the laserbeam.
now the question is :
What is the ratio between the change of direction of the laserbeam compared to the change in direction of the gyroscope.
and if possible of course some reasoning behind why.
But now imagine the situation where I take an ideal gyroscope in a rocket where the rocket follows the laser beam by a tracking system that keeps the speed of the rocket at a fixed speed v compared to the position of the sun, while it forces the gyroscope to exactly follow the path of the laserbeam.
now the question is :
What is the ratio between the change of direction of the laserbeam compared to the change in direction of the gyroscope.
and if possible of course some reasoning behind why.