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Re: The Perfect Sextant
From: Jean-Philippe Planas
Date: 2006 Jun 2, 12:25 -0700
JPP
From: Jean-Philippe Planas
Date: 2006 Jun 2, 12:25 -0700
Glad to hear from you again Alex. How is your foot heeling? Hope you are in good shape again.
When I read the features your describe for the "best sextant" I can just tell you go buy a good Soviet SNO-M. It features exactly what you are looking for in a good sextant.
Even the price is very affordable and it is not a Museum piece. Therefore you can bring it along on cruises or anywhere you are likely to need it as it is easyly replaceable.
JPP
Alexandre E Eremenko <eremenko@MATH.PURDUE.EDU> wrote:
On my opinion,.....
Speaking of combining the best features of all sextants known to me,
I would include:
a) Soviet illumination device, SNO (no battery!)
b) Inverting scope with cross-wires
c) Eyepiece filter (a very useful thing).
And NO enclosed "Trommel", of course.
Alex
JPP
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