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Aircraft Sextant (German SOLD) on a Tripod
From: Werner Luehmann
Date: 2026 Oct 14, 17:13 +0200
From: Werner Luehmann
Date: 2026 Oct 14, 17:13 +0200
Hi,
Maybe it is of interests for some of you:
In order to facilitate easier ("hands free") sights I build a fixture
for my WW2 German SOLD aircraft sextant (obviously a very late issue) to
put it on a tripod. The fixture/case is made of multiplex plywood,
bolts, nuts, screws and felt. It resides via a bolted on ARCA camera
rail on a panoramic tripod head above a spherical leveling unit. Once
leveled the whole apparatus would always stay horizontal (enough) for
taking sights, even if turned sideways to follow celestial objects.
Attached are some photos.
Werner
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