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Re: Integrating marine sextant
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Jun 2, 02:27 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Jun 2, 02:27 -0500
It is not clear to me which horizon it uses. (Could use both). The only purpose I can imagine for this instrument at sea (besides artificial horizon if it has one) is observation from some very shaking platform. I have no experience in sea with an ordinary sextant (but going to try it in July from a small boat) so I can only guess. It does not look like something related to a periscope: that kind of sextant is rigidly attached to the periscope is it? And this one has special shoulder straps. And some misterious wired box... Alex. On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Robert Gainer wrote: > Alex, > You say that you interpret "Integriruiushchii Morskoi Sextan" as > ?Integrating marine sextant.? That is good enough for me. This is now the > first one of its kind that I have seen. I wonder why you would want this > type instead of the more traditional instrument. This would work without a > visible horizon? > Robert Gainer > > > >From: Alexandre Eremenko> >Reply-To: Navigation Mailing List > >To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > >Subject: Re: Integrating marine sextant > >Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:14:05 -0500 > > > >The name under which it is listed > >is compatible with the Russian label > >on the box and on the manual: IMS-3. > >Which I interpret as "Integriruiushchii Morskoi Sextan" > >(Integrating marine sextant). But of course, > >other, unexpected interpretations are possible. > >(I remember how much time and efforts it took to me to decipher > >the stupid abbreviation SNO-T:-) > > > >I am sure the manual contains the explanation of what > >IMS stands for. And I see no reason for the seller > >to deceive us and to represent an aircraft sextant > >as a marine sextant. > > > >Its weight is enormous: 12 kg. > >(With the box and everything inside the box). > >Are aircraft sextants really so hudge and heavy? > >Apparently it has some straps to fix it on your shoulders. > > > >I have no other evidence. > >Alex. > > > >On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Robert Gainer wrote: > > > > > Alex, > > > Is there anything other then the description on the web site that makes > >you > > > think it?s a marine sextant? I think the description might be wrong and > >this > > > is just an aircraft unit. > > > Robert Gainer > > > > > > > > > >From: Alexandre Eremenko > > > >Reply-To: Navigation Mailing List > > > >To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > > > >Subject: Integrating marine sextant > > > >Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 13:50:15 -0500 > > > > > > > >Something I've never seen before. > > > >Apparently a marine sextant modeled > > > >on an aircraft sextant. > > > >http://antiques-marine.com/sextants/862/ > > > > > > > >Alex. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >