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Subject: Starfinder / star globes
From: IRVINE Richard (richard.irvine@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Nov 20 2002 - 03:53:31 EST
ditto the "ouch indeed" concerning the price of the starfinder.
What are starfinders / star globes used for? Do people really use them for
finding stars? Do they have other uses?
Richard
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cliff Sojourner [mailto:cls@XXX.XXX]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:52 AM
> To: NAVIGATION-L@XXX.XXX
> Subject: Re: Freiberger artificial horizon
>
>
> ouch indeed. although, perhaps not too outrageous when
> compared to the
> $5000 theodolites in the distributor's catalog.
>
> although, their artificial horizon was interesting. just now
> I made one
> like it using a couple carpenters' levels and my wife's hand
> mirror. shot
> the moon with it in my front yard, seems to work almost OK
> (intercepts were
> not as good as with my bubble horizon, and definitely needs a better
> mirror). I wonder why theirs is $450, maybe I am in the
> wrong business?
> --
> these are the good old days
> Cliff Sojourner cls@XXX.XXX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Hirose" <paulhirose@XXX.XXX>
> To: <NAVIGATION-L@XXX.XXX>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 19:13
> Subject: Freiberger instruments have U.S. distributor
>
>
> > Freiberger dropped out of the Celestaire catalog a few
> years ago, but
> > I noticed this survey equipment company selling their sextants,
> > artificial horizon, and starfinder. They want $1200 for that
> > "indispensable" starfinder. Ouch.
> >
> > http://www.clausen.net/freiberger/sextants/sextant.html
> >
>
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