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Re: Freiberger artificial horizon
From: Cliff Sojourner
Date: 2002 Nov 19, 21:52 -0800
From: Cliff Sojourner
Date: 2002 Nov 19, 21:52 -0800
ouch indeed. although, perhaps not too outrageous when compared to the $5000 theodolites in the distributor's catalog. although, their artificial horizon was interesting. just now I made one like it using a couple carpenters' levels and my wife's hand mirror. shot the moon with it in my front yard, seems to work almost OK (intercepts were not as good as with my bubble horizon, and definitely needs a better mirror). I wonder why theirs is $450, maybe I am in the wrong business? -- these are the good old days Cliff Sojourner cls@employees.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hirose"To: Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 19:13 Subject: Freiberger instruments have U.S. distributor > Freiberger dropped out of the Celestaire catalog a few years ago, but > I noticed this survey equipment company selling their sextants, > artificial horizon, and starfinder. They want $1200 for that > "indispensable" starfinder. Ouch. > > http://www.clausen.net/freiberger/sextants/sextant.html >