A few more comments:

1) The dome seems centered on the scope when it is vertical and pointing north. So I don't think I have a rotational error exceeding 1 degree or so.

2) I understand that in theory, this calculation is usually unit-less. I am creating hypotheses for the results I am seeing. Looking at the code for the calculation, it looks reasonable, but I can't be sure without working a detailed example.

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