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Re: Bubble sextant intervention needed.
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 Oct 19, 16:36 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 Oct 19, 16:36 +0100
At 07:23 19/10/2012, you wrote:
With respect Paul, I don't think you were ever taught to leave a sextant out in the sun! The great danger of that is that the silver scale jumps out of the frame and renders the sextant instantly and totally useless. X;{
Regards
Geoffrey
Geoffrey-
Well I'm not, really - but I was always taught that you need to leave a
sextant out to equilibrate with the outside temp before taking a sighting.
With respect Paul, I don't think you were ever taught to leave a sextant out in the sun! The great danger of that is that the silver scale jumps out of the frame and renders the sextant instantly and totally useless. X;{
Regards
Geoffrey
