Theodolite

[c_davidson]

Hi,

New guy here. I'm more of a land navigator with the sextants and was wondering if anyone had any experience or ideas about a make and model of surveyors transit that might be best suited to CelNav.
They do come up for sale from time to time and I'd like to have something in the back of my mind to keep an eye out for if I can swing the expense.

TIA

Just to echo Roland's comments- an old used transit is great.  I  had one years and years ago and was successful in using it for sights of planets, which at the time were my only interest though I did make some star observations.

The only problem I had was the levels in their tubes needed calibration since they weren't level.  Once adjusted properly, which took about 2 hours of my time, all was well.

This goes without saying that if you're buying a used transit make certain the cross hairs are intact and not bent or broken. 

Good luck.

Clen