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Takizawa Sextant No.675615
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Thank you for visiting Adams Family Pawn Ebay Store and Viewing our Takizawa Sextant No.675615. This item is our Takizawa Sextant No.675615. A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects. Its primary use is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon which is known as the altitude. Making this measurement is known as sighting the object, shooting the object, or taking a sight and it is an essential part of celestial navigation. The angle, and the time when it was measured, can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical or aeronautical chart. A common use of the sextant is to sight the sun at solar noon and to measure the elevation (altitude) angle at night to measure the elevation angle from the horizon plane to Polaris to find one's latitude. Since the sextant can be used to measure the angle between any two objects, it can be held horizontally to measure the angle between any two landmarks which will allow for calculation of a position on a chart. A sextant can also be used to measure the Lunar distance between the moon and another celestial object (e.g., star, planet) in order to determine Greenwich time which is important because it can then be used to determine the longitude. This particular is a Takizawa Sextant with serial No.675615 and was made in Tokyo. It comes with everything in the above pictures including the wooden box. It also comes with a Certificate of Examination to show that it has been exmined and is in excellent condition. We hope you enjoyed your visit to Adams Family Pawn Ebay Store to view more of our items please visit our website Thanks for shopping &Good luck and .
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