How to use Plastic Sextants North West Coast PT907 - Duke of York

PT907 - Duke of York Island

This item is made from lightweight foam and covered in nautical coloured material with a nylon rope around the outside

Families who are already out there should make it bedtime reading as Herb shows the way families interact in the close quarters of a sailing boat at sea

Edition  25 Sept 2015

Papua New Guinea - South Coast - Caution Bay 1:10 000

How to use Plastic Sextants North West Coast PT907 - Duke of YorkHow to use Plastic Sextants by David Burch Sextants are used to measure angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon to find the latitude and longitude of the observer. They can also be used on land with artificial horizons. Sextants can also be used to find the correct Universal Time by measuring the angular distance between the moon and another body along its path across the zodiac. In coastal waters or on land, sextants can be used for