A spotter scope including an illuminator that generates a ranging signal
is disclosed. The spotter scope further includes an imaging device with a
focal plane array which detects backscatter radiation created by the
ranging signal, and a controller which calculates a distance to a target.
The controller also creates a wind profile between the spotter scope and
the target based on scintillation statistics of backscatter detected by
the focal plane array and provides corrective aiming instructions based
on the wind profile.