The invention discloses a pointing calibration method for an X-Y type
radio telescope. The method comprises the following steps: 1) constructing a pointing calibration model # imgabs0 #
delta y = C2 + C3sinx-C4cosx + C7cosinx + C8coty of the X-Y type
radio telescope; wherein C1 = alpha, C2 = beta, # imgabs1 # imgabs2 # C5 =-
delta, C6 =-gamma, C7 = xG1, # imgabs3 # alpha and beta are code disc readings corresponding to x = 0 and y = 0 respectively, gamma is a deviation angle pointing to the Y-axis
positive direction,
delta is a deviation angle pointing to the Y-axis
positive direction, delta is a deviation angle pointing to the X-axis
positive direction, epsilon is a deviation angle pointing to the X-axis positive direction, epsilon is a deviation angle pointing to the X-axis negative direction and the geographic
north pole, # imgabs4 # is an included angle pointing to the projection of the X-axis negative direction on the east-
zenith plane and the geographic east, and y is a deviation angle pointing to the X-axis positive direction. X is a deviation coefficient of pointing on pitching caused by gravity torque, and # imgabs5 is a
pitch angle deviation coefficient caused by
atmospheric refraction; 2) performing fitting calculation by using the
pointing error measurement data to obtain numerical values of C1-C8; and 3) calibrating the X-Y
telescope by using the directional calibration model.