Add to ORKGSextant loaned by Scott Dobler. A sextant is used to measure an angle between two objects, generally a star and the horizon to establish altitude. It can also be used to determine lines of latitude. The sextant has several lenses and a small telescope.https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/fow2/1027/thumbnail.jp
There is a felt need among many high school students and educators for special interest topics. A sy...
Sextant sighting performance in measuring angle between stationary simulated star and stationary bli...
International audienceSince the emergence of electronic image sensors, stellar pictures can be easil...
Horizon-sensing sextant measures the altitude of an orbiting spacecraft without gravitational refere...
The first navigation sextant in the world was made by the London instrument maker, John Bird, in the...
Sextant in its carrying case was loaned by Scott Dobler.https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/fow2/1026/thu...
The Sextant in its earliest known form consisted of divided circles and compasses with simply sights...
The Sextant in its earliest known form consisted of divided circles and compasses with simply sights...
zum Messen des Winkels zwischen Gestirn und Horizontto measure the angle between a celestial object ...
Celestial navigation is used in the past to help sailors navigate across the oceans. Using a complic...
Celestial navigation is used in the past to help sailors navigate across the oceans. Using a complic...
Sighting problems associated with sextant type measurement of star position for space navigatio
Navigator performance using hand held sextant to measure angle between moving flashing light and sim...
The methods of determining a ship’s position in terrestrial navigation by using vertical and horizon...
There is a felt need among many high school students and educators for special interest topics. A sy...
There is a felt need among many high school students and educators for special interest topics. A sy...
Sextant sighting performance in measuring angle between stationary simulated star and stationary bli...
International audienceSince the emergence of electronic image sensors, stellar pictures can be easil...
Horizon-sensing sextant measures the altitude of an orbiting spacecraft without gravitational refere...
The first navigation sextant in the world was made by the London instrument maker, John Bird, in the...
Sextant in its carrying case was loaned by Scott Dobler.https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/fow2/1026/thu...
The Sextant in its earliest known form consisted of divided circles and compasses with simply sights...
The Sextant in its earliest known form consisted of divided circles and compasses with simply sights...
zum Messen des Winkels zwischen Gestirn und Horizontto measure the angle between a celestial object ...
Celestial navigation is used in the past to help sailors navigate across the oceans. Using a complic...
Celestial navigation is used in the past to help sailors navigate across the oceans. Using a complic...
Sighting problems associated with sextant type measurement of star position for space navigatio
Navigator performance using hand held sextant to measure angle between moving flashing light and sim...
The methods of determining a ship’s position in terrestrial navigation by using vertical and horizon...
There is a felt need among many high school students and educators for special interest topics. A sy...
There is a felt need among many high school students and educators for special interest topics. A sy...
Sextant sighting performance in measuring angle between stationary simulated star and stationary bli...
International audienceSince the emergence of electronic image sensors, stellar pictures can be easil...