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Prism levels to correct sextant tilt.
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 1999 Oct 30, 2:31 AM
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 1999 Oct 30, 2:31 AM
There has been much discussion regarding the errors introduced by sextant tilt when using a marine sextant at sea. There has been no discussion so far regarding the use of a "prism level" to correct for sextant tilt. Does anyone have any experience with them? Do they work? Regards, Geoffrey Kolbe.