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Tamaya Jupiter Sextant
From: Frank Hampshire
Date: 1998 Mar 20, 8:06 AM
From: Frank Hampshire
Date: 1998 Mar 20, 8:06 AM
As I did not get any offers I thought I should say more about my sextant. It is a Tamaya Jupiter WH with 7 power scope. I copied the following from Celestaires online catalog. Frank ================================================================= THE TAMAYA SEXTANTS The Tamaya sextants from Japan have lost some of their former popularity because of the strength of the yen against the dollar. Three models are available: the Spica (MS-733), the Jupiter (MS-833), and the Venus (MS-933). The most distinctive feature of all of the Tamaya sextants is their construction. The frames are of aluminum alloy, but the arcs are of brass, which facilitates manufacturing to a higher accuracy. THE SPICA & JUPITER SEXTANTS The Spica is the most expensive, but has no distinctively better features than the Jupiter. Thus, the latter is the more popular of the two. Both sextants are supplied with a 4x40 telescope, and a molded plastic case. Electric lighting of both arc and drum is incorporated. Each sextant is available in either whole horizon or traditional split horizon mirror configuration. A 7x35 telescope is available as an optional extra. TAMAYA JUPITER Arc -5� + 125�, radius 162mm Accuracy �12" for -5� to 90� Micrometer Drum 1'scale, vernier to 0.2' Mirrors 57x42 mm index, 57mm horizon Shades 4 index - 3 horizon Weight 3 lbs, 12 oz. Jupiter Sextant with WH Mirror #1002 $1395 Optional 7x35 Telescope #1003 $ 320 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@ronin.com: =-=-= navigation =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-
