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Re: What is this?
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 May 21, 08:43 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 May 21, 08:43 -0400
Robert, I don't have any clue. I asked the seller, let's see what s/he replies. Speaking of the Nav-L list, what can I do but to enjoy the last days of its existence? Unfortunately I can do nothing to save it. I just don't see how can I use the new list in the way I used the old one. Alex On Sun, 21 May 2006, Robert Gainer wrote: > > I think everyone has moved over to the ?new? list. I think it?s down to the last few days on this one. It may be up to us now and we must remember to turn out the lights when we leave. > > I don?t recognize that attachment and I have been trying to get a handle on it since I got up today. It?s unlikely to be a prism and I don?t see how something like that can be a horizon. Care to make any wild guesses? > Robert Gainer > > > > > From: Alexandre E Eremenko> > Date: 2006/05/21 Sun AM 07:53:26 EDT > > To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > > Subject: What is this? > > > > I hope Nav-L is still alive though it lives its last days:-( > > > > This e-bay listing > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Kelvin-Hughes-Sextant-1956_W0QQitemZ7416573557QQcategoryZ66638QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > shows a sextant with a strange attachment in front of its > > horizon mirror. The top right picture shows it attached, > > and the bottom left picture shows the attachment itself > > (on the right). What is this? > > It does not look like a bubble horizon to me. > > > > Alex > > >