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Re: Sextant practice in 2014
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2020 Nov 15, 19:47 -0800
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2020 Nov 15, 19:47 -0800
Something that the three sextant users were not doing and which makes taking a sight just a tiny bit easier is to support the arc with the left index finger while twiddling the micrometer knob with the thumb and middle finger. I'm not much of a navigator, so I need all the help I can get...
Bill Morris
Pukenui
New Zealand