The noon sight - it's a beautiful thing.
 

I can assure you, Boberto, that I am not embarrassing myself in the
slightest.


.....Said Clarence the clown...
.....Said George Bush....
.....Said Paris Hilton....
.....Said Wally......

Boo hoo!

RB

The noon sight - it's a beautiful thing.
 

Bobsprit wrote:
I can assure you, Boberto, that I am not embarrassing myself in the
slightest.


....Said Clarence the clown...
....Said George Bush....
....Said Paris Hilton....
....Said Wally......

Oh dear! Argument by arbitrary association! For little while there, Bob, I
thought you might actually be good at this. What a pity you're such a
disappointment.


Boo hoo!

Don't be sad. I'm sure you can improve, given the proper practice and
training.


--
Wally
www.art-gallery.myby.co.uk
Latest work: The Langlois Bridge (after Van Gogh)

The noon sight - it's a beautiful thing.
 

I'm sure you can improve, given the proper practice and
training.


Kinda ironic, aint it...?

RB

The noon sight - it's a beautiful thing.
 

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
I'm sure you can improve, given the proper practice and
training.


Kinda ironic, aint it...?

I'm kinda glad that you're getting the hint .... and at the same time I'm
feeling a sense of loss.

I probably don't need to worry yet.

You *know* that you are the fisherman, don't you?

Wally! Be careful. Please remember that Bob trolls us..... and not the
other way around.

Fat, ignorant, non-sailing, New Yorkers are not easy to come by. We have
to look after them when we find one.

Regards


Donal
--

The noon sight - it's a beautiful thing.
 

The horizon glass was a half mirror that was not at all difficult to use.
I'm not sure what you are referring to regarding "picture a sunset at
LAN" if you are talking about the brightness of the sun, shade glasses
took care of that. As for dipping the sight at the time, swinging the
sextant solved that issue.
G My sextant may now be considered an antique, but it's still probably
one of the best instruments built .... still has original mirrors.

otn

Simple Simon wrote:
Some of the older model sextants used half mirrors instead
of the modern see-through mirrors that make it possible to
have the sextant picture a sunset at LAN. The older
sextants were harder to use.

You being old and retired, I figured you'd probably have
some antique instruments.

S.Simon