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Re: Prism levels to correct sextant tilt.
From: Bill Murdoch
Date: 1999 Nov 01, 6:15 PM
From: Bill Murdoch
Date: 1999 Nov 01, 6:15 PM
I have one on a Davis 25 and find it useful. Mostly when I see it, it reminds me to rock the sextant. When things are bouncing about I have actually used it as intended to level the sextant without swinging it. Also helpful is a large rubber eyecup I slipped over the eyepiece. It lets me put the sextant up against my eye without fear of poking my eye out. That helps stabilize the sextant and keeps the little eyepiece centered in front of my eye. I bought it years ago from Edmund Scientific. I think it is #Q34-764 $7.95 in their catalogue, but they have several sizes. www.scientificsonline.com. Unfortunately the sextant case can not be closed with it on the instrument and it must be installed and removed with each use. Bill Murdoch
