How to make a sextant...

[fulltitle]

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The CD-Sextant
Build your own sextant

One of the obstacles to learn and practice celestial navigation is the price and availability of sextants. Even the simplest plastic models cost between US$ 50 and 150 and can only be found in a few specialized stores, in big centers. This scares many interested people away from celestial navigation.

That's why a few months ago I published the X-tant Project , a "do-it-yourself" octant design. But while that octant is cheap to build, it requires electric tools, some hard to find materials and considerable work.

So I went on to design an even simpler sextant, which I called CD-Sextant. This small instrument is built using a CD and box. As in the X-Tant Project, I used a few Lego blocks and glass mirrors. No electric tools are necessary to build a CD-Sextant. It's a good science project. [More...]

[idknow]

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Sweet!

I miss looking at the stars!

A Good night time black out would not be unwelcomed by me

[charlesa6]

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A view setups, but it can be done. Good finding!