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It is not clear to me which horizon it uses.
(Could use both).
The only purpose I can imagine for this instrument at sea
(besides artificial horizon if it has one)
is observation from some very shaking platform.
I have no experience in sea with an ordinary sextant
(but going to try it in July from a small boat)
so I can only guess.
It does not look like something related to a periscope:
that kind of sextant is rigidly attached to the periscope
is it?
And this one has special shoulder straps.
And some misterious wired box...
Alex.
On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Robert Gainer wrote:
> Alex,
> You say that you interpret "Integriruiushchii Morskoi Sextan" as
> “Integrating marine sextant.” That is good enough for me. This is now the
> first one of its kind that I have seen. I wonder why you would want this
> type instead of the more traditional instrument. This would work without a
> visible horizon?
> Robert Gainer
>
>
> >From: Alexandre Eremenko <>
> >Reply-To: Navigation Mailing List <>
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: Integrating marine sextant
> >Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:14:05 -0500
> >
> >The name under which it is listed
> >is compatible with the Russian label
> >on the box and on the manual: IMS-3.
> >Which I interpret as "Integriruiushchii Morskoi Sextan"
> >(Integrating marine sextant). But of course,
> >other, unexpected interpretations are possible.
> >(I remember how much time and efforts it took to me to decipher
> >the stupid abbreviation SNO-T:-)
> >
> >I am sure the manual contains the explanation of what
> >IMS stands for. And I see no reason for the seller
> >to deceive us and to represent an aircraft sextant
> >as a marine sextant.
> >
> >Its weight is enormous: 12 kg.
> >(With the box and everything inside the box).
> >Are aircraft sextants really so hudge and heavy?
> >Apparently it has some straps to fix it on your shoulders.
> >
> >I have no other evidence.
> >Alex.
> >
> >On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Robert Gainer wrote:
> >
> > > Alex,
> > > Is there anything other then the description on the web site that makes
> >you
> > > think it’s a marine sextant? I think the description might be wrong and
> >this
> > > is just an aircraft unit.
> > > Robert Gainer
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Alexandre Eremenko <>
> > > >Reply-To: Navigation Mailing List <>
> > > >To:
> > > >Subject: Integrating marine sextant
> > > >Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 13:50:15 -0500
> > > >
> > > >Something I've never seen before.
> > > >Apparently a marine sextant modeled
> > > >on an aircraft sextant.
> > > >http://antiques-marine.com/sextants/862/
> > > >
> > > >Alex.
> > >
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