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Re: Sextant accuracies
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2003 Mar 17, 20:06 -0500
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2003 Mar 17, 20:06 -0500
On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:39:05 -0800, Royer, Doug wrote: >They are made of clear plastic,are about 18 - 22 inches long on each arm.The >arms are connected to and pivoted on a protractor or rose.One finds >terrestrial points,lays one leg over each point and ones position is >somewhere around the pivot. > Yes, and the pivot is a little brass grommet, with a hole through it for your pencil or divider point. If the angles were both taken with the sextant, this is probably the tightest fix you can get. No hand-bearing compass shot will come close. I think you can find these in any store that sells charts and other piloting tools. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a Chicken hawks unite! Your children won't go anyway.