File:Using sextant swing 01.gif

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Animation of the use of a marine sextant to measure the altitude of the sun

English:
  1. point the sextant to the horizon
  2. press clamp to release index bar
  3. bring the sun to the horizon
  4. release the clamp and adjust sun's position
  5. swing to verify
  6. done
Deutsch:
  1. Sextanten auf den Horizont richten; ausführlicher: Sextanten auf den Horizont unterhalb der Sonne richten
  2. Sperrklinke drücken, um Alhidade zu lösen
  3. Sonne auf den Horizont herunterholen
  4. Sperrklinke loslassen und Position der Sonne fein einstellen;
    ausführlicher: Sperrklinke loslassen und Position der Sonne an Trommel fein einstellen
  5. Sextanten zur Überprüfung schwenken; ausführlicher: Sextanten zur Prüfung der Vertikalität schwenken; noch ausführlicher: Sextanten zur Prüfung der Vertikalität um die Teleskopachse schwenken
  6. fertig; ausführlicher: Winkel ablesen
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Author Joaquim Alves Gaspar, edit by trialsanderrors
Other versions Image:Using_sextant.gif, Image:Marine sextant.svg

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