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Re: Sextants with Polarizing filters
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Feb 7, 00:45 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Feb 7, 00:45 EST
Fred, you wrote: "The one polarizing-shade sextant with which I have worked had noticeable shade error." Yes, I'm sure plenty of polarizers have shade error. All I'm saying is that there shouldn't be any intrinsic reason for them to have more shade error than standard shades. -FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
