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Re: Molasses as an artificial horizon
From: Mark Knudsen
Date: 2017 Oct 5, 13:40 -0500
From: Mark Knudsen
Date: 2017 Oct 5, 13:40 -0500
Question. Could a steel mirror stainless steel like you see for signal mirrors. Choose level it how about a bubble Bulls eye style. If so you could put this in a draw string little pouch. If you used steel mirror it seemseems there would be no go straight image. Just a thought.
On Oct 4, 2017 6:05 PM, "Jing C" <NoReply_JingC@fer3.com> wrote:
The whole mirror method sounds cool, to possibly sight stars and planets inland. Randall, are you using a surveyors tripod and a bubble as Ed described, or another method to keep the mirror flat?On Oct 4, 2017 12:40, "Randall Morrow" <NoReply_Morrow@fer3.com> wrote:These are the folks I got my mirror from:
https://firstsurfacemirror.com
/ A 6 x 6 inch mirror 1/4 inch thick is 20 dollars and I have been using mine for 5 or more years. They get fine scraches of course but this does not affect use.
Regards, Randy
