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Jeremy -

I see by my Celestaire catalog that what I have is what they call
dividers, until the pencil-lead carrier is inserted - then it becomes
a compass.  Mine, however, does not have the light.

Thanks again for the sights. They really brought on a wave of pleasant
memories of good days at sea.

Hewitt

On 7/21/08, Anabasis75@aol.com  wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/21/2008 11:30:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> hhew36@gmail.com writes:
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> Jeremy -
>
> Wow, 10' zenith distance sights are really up there. I once did one at
> 20' and that had me dancing a complete circle around the cabin top of
> a 46-foot ketch.
>
> Thanks again for giving a notion of what a CG celestial exam question
> looks like.
>
> Hewitt
>
> PS Would the CG allow a bow-compass in an exam? I've used one for
> years in routine plotting because it makes a pencil line on the sheet
> instead of a dent.  H
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>
> Jeremy replies:
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> The high altitude sights I've shot, several of both sun and moon, have been
> difficult to pin point as I too was spinning in a circle and the body never
> left the view of my 6x35 scope.  I think I remember just going to the
> compass and shooting south, although i should have tried both north and
> south.
>
> I have never had issues with what kind of compass or dividers, or any
> plotting tools for that matter, that i brought into the exam room.  They are
> more sticklers for calculators.  This last time I had to battle to bring in
> my TI-85 which I've used for all 7 of my exams.  I even had the USCG policy
> on hand, but he finally relented and I was off to the races.
>
> To be honest, the only time I've used a compass on the exams is when
> plotting these high altitude sights, or drawing a radar LOP.  I just use
> standard weems and plath dividers fitted with a lead, as I don't use them
> often.
>
> Jeremy
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