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    Thread: warning - graphic content
Post: RE: warning - graphic content

pabrides Wrote: (02-20-2021, 05:33 AM) -- 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...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 4 4,297 12-16-2022, 01:45 PM
    Thread: British Mark IXA Bubble Sextant
Post: RE: British Mark IXA Bubble Sextant

LoneStarGazers Wrote: (09-28-2020, 03:54 PM) -- 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...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 2 4,235 12-16-2022, 12:51 PM
    Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant

Rdutton Wrote: (01-21-2017, 12:24 PM) -- 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...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 14 34,459 01-21-2017, 11:09 PM
    Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant

P.Rutherford Wrote: (01-20-2017, 08:36 PM) -- 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...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 14 34,459 01-20-2017, 10:17 PM
    Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant

c_davidson Wrote: (01-19-2017, 01:46 PM) -- 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   ,...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 14 34,459 01-20-2017, 08:03 PM
    Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant

c_davidson Wrote: (01-17-2017, 04:23 AM) -- 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!...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 14 34,459 01-18-2017, 12:23 AM
    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) -- The following is copied from part of JeremyParker's post over at; [/url] [url=https://thenauticalalmanac.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=14] (https://thenautic...
Douglas Denny The Sight Reduction process 2 7,373 01-15-2017, 09:12 PM
    Thread: Buy a sextant
Post: RE: Buy a sextant

albyreto Wrote: (01-27-2016, 05:48 PM) -- 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...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 14 34,459 01-15-2017, 08:01 PM
    Thread: Altitude correction, Sun, with reflecting artificial horizon
Post: RE: Altitude correction, Sun, with reflecting arti...

stargazer Wrote: (01-05-2016, 01:46 AM) -- 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...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 9 24,280 01-15-2017, 07:27 PM
    Thread: Arrogant mathematicians
Post: RE: Arrogant mathematicians

jeremyparker Wrote: (03-09-2016, 11:28 PM) -- c_davidson Wrote: (02-29-2016, 03:01 PM) -- Celestial navigation is difficult for a multitude of reasons but I wish to focus upon one particular- the ma...
Douglas Denny General Topics Here 3 8,263 01-15-2017, 04:31 PM
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