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Bruce,
Thanks for all the support here :-)
What does such a sight tube to which you refer cost ?
Cordially,
Courtney
Bruce Stark wrote:
> Courtney,
>
> If you are already skilled with a sextant, then the inverting scope may
> be all you'll need. But at least buy a sight tube. One made to fit a
> Tamaya will fit the CHO-T, and I'm guessing it will fit your CHO-M. That
> inverting scope must be something like seven power, and the greater the
> power, the faster the things you're trying to bring together jitter
> around. On a small boat, in anything but ideal conditions, you'll
> probably find you do better with a sight tube than with a powerful scope.
>
> If you are just starting to learn to use a sextant, leave the inverting
> scope in the box until everything else is second nature.
>
> The "rough contact" I was talking about has to do with what you see in
> the horizon glass, or mirror. You want the two things you're measuring
> the angle between to appear there. This is easier to get with the scope
> off. Then, with the scope on, you can perfect the contact between them.
>
> Bruce
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