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Re: Determing the bearing off a celestial object.
From: Ridge White
Date: 2015 Apr 1, 09:26 -0400
From: Ridge White
Date: 2015 Apr 1, 09:26 -0400
We have a good working pelorus available at reasonable cost. My father used it for adjusting compasses during WWII in the South Pacific.
Ridge White
Robert E. White Instruments
PO Box 775
Medfield, MA 02052
Tel: 617-482-8460
Fax: 617-482-8304
PO Box 775
Medfield, MA 02052
Tel: 617-482-8460
Fax: 617-482-8304
On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Francis Upchurch <NoReply_Upchurch@fer3.com> wrote:
John,
Beautiful pelorus! Wish I could find one at a reasonable price. For those who cannot afford the usual price for these beauties, (me included), you can build one for virtually nothing using plans from Dennis Fisher's book, Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings, or if you have a Davis 111,use that , horizontally as per David Burch book. I've done that. Works a treat.
Francis
