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Thread: warning - graphic content
Post: RE: warning - graphic content
pabrides Wrote: (02-20-2021, 05:33 AM)
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Quick note.
The following is a quote from Frank Reed who apparently owns NAVLIST and Reednavigation.com.
This is his very racist and offensive opinion of F... |
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12-16-2022, 01:45 PM |
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Thread: British Mark IXA Bubble Sextant
Post: RE: British Mark IXA Bubble Sextant
LoneStarGazers Wrote: (09-28-2020, 03:54 PM)
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Does anyone have experience with bubble sextants? I recently acquired one, but am finding it difficult to move the Slow Motion Knob. When I first ins... |
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Douglas Denny |
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12-16-2022, 12:51 PM |
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Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant
Rdutton Wrote: (01-21-2017, 12:24 PM)
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Can you tell us what SNO-T stands for? It probably has provided some laughs for a name in English speaking countries.
Thanks for the excellent photos of y... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-21-2017, 11:09 PM |
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Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant
P.Rutherford Wrote: (01-20-2017, 08:36 PM)
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Douglas,
I've never seen a SNO-T up that close. It looks like a remarkably well made instrument.
Does the box sextant lend itself to marine navi... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-20-2017, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant
c_davidson Wrote: (01-19-2017, 01:46 PM)
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Douglas,
Now that's a handsome photo! Is that a magnifying glass near the index clamp? What is the index vernier scale graduated down to? .2 .4 ,... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-20-2017, 08:03 PM |
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Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant
c_davidson Wrote: (01-17-2017, 04:23 AM)
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Collecting sextants can be an expensive but very satisfying hobby!
I would really love to get an Observator Mark 4.
Here it is- (notice no filters!... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-18-2017, 12:23 AM |
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Thread: Who bothers with Noon sights, and why?
Post: RE: Who bothers with Noon sights, and why?
CelNav57 Wrote: (02-29-2016, 02:18 PM)
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The following is copied from part of JeremyParker's post over at; [/url]
[url=https://thenauticalalmanac.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=14] (https://thenautic... |
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Douglas Denny |
The Sight Reduction process
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01-15-2017, 09:12 PM |
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Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant
albyreto Wrote: (01-27-2016, 05:48 PM)
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Hi
I have a Mark 15 plastic sextant and I want to buy a better one..
I've heard about Astra IIIb and Astra Professional... differences? what is the best... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-15-2017, 08:01 PM |
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Thread: Altitude correction, Sun, with reflecting artificial horizon
Post: RE: Altitude correction, Sun, with reflecting arti...
stargazer Wrote: (01-05-2016, 01:46 AM)
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The sun has a large apparent disc covering a big area. The lower limb has more atmospheric refractive bending than the upper limb. By the way, the bent ligh... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-15-2017, 07:27 PM |
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Thread: Arrogant mathematicians
Post: RE: Arrogant mathematicians
jeremyparker Wrote: (03-09-2016, 11:28 PM)
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c_davidson Wrote: (02-29-2016, 03:01 PM)
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Celestial navigation is difficult for a multitude of reasons but I wish to focus upon one particular- the ma... |
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Douglas Denny |
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01-15-2017, 04:31 PM |