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Re: C.Plath on Ebay
From: Courtney Thomas
Date: 2005 Jun 10, 09:44 -0500
From: Courtney Thomas
Date: 2005 Jun 10, 09:44 -0500
Then the SNO-M does not have the collimation error adjustment ? Thank you, C.Thomas On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 02:05, Alexandre Eremenko wrote: > Yes, of course. > This picture could be used in a beginner's > textbook to explain what is "collimation error":-) > Modern sextant scopes (for the reasons that excape me) > do not have collimation error adjustment, > with one exception: the inverting scope of SNO-T. > Once Bill suggested to adjust collimation error > with a hammer... > > This is apparently what the owner of this sextant did, > and after he failed, he sells the sextant:-) > > Alex. > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Robert Eno wrote: > > > Have a look at this sextant on e-bay. > > > > Are my eyes deceiving me or is the rising piece on the scope bent out of shape? > > > > http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=37971&item=7328115519&rd=1 > >