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A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2012 Aug 11, 13:04 -0700
Jim,
The clear sides on the Plath hybrid whole horizon is suppose to allow for a better look at the horizon during late twilight when dim stars such as Polaris are bright enough to see. It would be interesting to know how such a horizon mirror performs if anyone on the List has had experience with one.
Greg Rudzinski
[NavList] Re: Compact Lightweight Metal Sextants - Freiberger Yacht vs. Astra IIIB
From: James N Wilson
Date: 11 Aug 2012 10:14
Greg:
I don't see how it could help with a dim star. There I want a full silvered mirror. What I'm proposing is, instead of a sharp dividing line between silvered and clear, have a gradual change. Thus you could move the image laterally for best viewing.
Jim Wilson
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