A 15 minute video that shows how to calibrate a sextant and use a sextant to take a celestial shot using both a true and artificial horizon.
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@jamescook414311 жыл бұрын
We have a Coastal Navigation course (9 - 3 hour sessions) that goes over multiple techniques for emergency navigation. The entire course is based on the premise that the boat has lost all electricity, so there is no GPS, no Depthsounder, no Knotmeter, etc, etc. We use current charts from 5 different countries showing you how to enter foreign harbors and the old tricks of the trade.
@ClaytheOwen11 жыл бұрын
Thank-you for this video. I was browsing KZread and thought "I wonder how you use a sextant?". Perfect introductory video to taking shots.
@darrenrigg533411 жыл бұрын
Quality video, made more sense than hours of reading. Thanks
@AR-iy7oy10 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Thankyou this will be another ´string to my bow´.
@BlackLabAdventures10 жыл бұрын
Terrific Video!!!
@PCFithian11 жыл бұрын
Great video, please post more on how to use a sextant for emergency navigation.
@jamescook414311 жыл бұрын
Either way will work, with your instructions, you will use the altitude corrections for the lower limb. With the method shown in my video, you use the altitude corrections for a star. The difference between the two, is the semi-diameter of the sun.
@58815811 жыл бұрын
Well done! Absolutely first rate instructing! Question,can you navigate exclusively by the sun or must you also take star and moon shots? I have been told that there is a great deal of error in star and moon shots.
@58815811 жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best video on the sextant. I have a mark15 and am confused about placement of sextant image when using an artificial horizon. The instructions for my artificial horizon says " bottom of the double reflected image is brought into coincidence with the top of the image on the liquid for a lower limb observation." This is dfferent from what you showed. Is this because I have a split horizon mirror?
@BobbieGWhiz9 жыл бұрын
Hi, nice instructional video. I have a question. Since the reflected image of the celestial body shows up both in the clear portion and the mirrored portion of the horizon mirror , why is the mirrored portion necessary. The clear portion also reflects the celestial body. It seems as if the clear portion of the split image mirror acts as a whole horizon mirror, ie. It both reflects the celestial body, and transmits the view of the horizon. Thanks very much.
@jamescook4143
9 жыл бұрын
You need two rays of light for the sextant to work, one being reflected from the celestial body and one coming from the horizon.
@jamescook414311 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by a +3 mile error - after you have solved the shot, you now have a 7 mile error? If the 3 mile error remains the same after looking at a star, going and using the drum to set the 2 starts one on top of the other, then that is probably you index error.
Пікірлер: 12
We have a Coastal Navigation course (9 - 3 hour sessions) that goes over multiple techniques for emergency navigation. The entire course is based on the premise that the boat has lost all electricity, so there is no GPS, no Depthsounder, no Knotmeter, etc, etc. We use current charts from 5 different countries showing you how to enter foreign harbors and the old tricks of the trade.
Thank-you for this video. I was browsing KZread and thought "I wonder how you use a sextant?". Perfect introductory video to taking shots.
Quality video, made more sense than hours of reading. Thanks
Very informative. Thankyou this will be another ´string to my bow´.
Terrific Video!!!
Great video, please post more on how to use a sextant for emergency navigation.
Either way will work, with your instructions, you will use the altitude corrections for the lower limb. With the method shown in my video, you use the altitude corrections for a star. The difference between the two, is the semi-diameter of the sun.
Well done! Absolutely first rate instructing! Question,can you navigate exclusively by the sun or must you also take star and moon shots? I have been told that there is a great deal of error in star and moon shots.
Absolutely the best video on the sextant. I have a mark15 and am confused about placement of sextant image when using an artificial horizon. The instructions for my artificial horizon says " bottom of the double reflected image is brought into coincidence with the top of the image on the liquid for a lower limb observation." This is dfferent from what you showed. Is this because I have a split horizon mirror?
Hi, nice instructional video. I have a question. Since the reflected image of the celestial body shows up both in the clear portion and the mirrored portion of the horizon mirror , why is the mirrored portion necessary. The clear portion also reflects the celestial body. It seems as if the clear portion of the split image mirror acts as a whole horizon mirror, ie. It both reflects the celestial body, and transmits the view of the horizon. Thanks very much.
@jamescook4143
9 жыл бұрын
You need two rays of light for the sextant to work, one being reflected from the celestial body and one coming from the horizon.
What do you mean by a +3 mile error - after you have solved the shot, you now have a 7 mile error? If the 3 mile error remains the same after looking at a star, going and using the drum to set the 2 starts one on top of the other, then that is probably you index error.