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Using a sextant to get accurate angle measurements is tough on moving vessel. It's even harder when the waters are rough. Is there a technique that is most useful in stabilizing the device and/or...
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System
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2020-04-17T19:16:08Z (about 4 years ago)
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TomSchober
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2020-04-17T19:16:07Z (about 4 years ago)
<p>Using a sextant to get accurate angle measurements is tough on moving vessel. It's even harder when the waters are rough. Is there a technique that is most useful in stabilizing the device and/or the body holding it to keep the sextant focused on its target?</p>