Sailing Sextant

Sailing sextant from Cassens & Plath Germany

sextant with fullview- or traditional half silvered horizon mirror.

sextant frame:
  - made of sea water resistant aluminum
  - arc radius 153 mm

shade glasses:
  - 4 index shade glasses
  - 3 horizon shade glasses
  - fully tined and of different, optimally harmonized transmission

telescope:
  - high quality 4 x 40 telescope of type galileo
  - a field of view of 9° or 160 feet / 1000 feet ensures safe finding and 
  keeping of star, even in rough waters.
  - the 40 mm entrance pupil collects enough light for comfortable twilight 
  or night observations.

drum and vernier:
  - the vernier ensures comfortable readings of the star altitude with 
  an accuracy better than 0.2' .

illumination:
  - arc and vernier are illuminated
  - the battery and the push button are integrated in the sextant handle

accessories:
  - wood case
  - mirror adjustment key
  - special sextant oil
  - a rag to clean the optical parts and a brush
  - operations manual and quality certificate
 

measuring angle: - 5 ° ... 130 °

accuracy: + / - 20 "

division of drum: 1 '

division of vernier: 0.2 '

horizon mirror: 50 mm diameter

index mirror: 50 mm diameter

weight of sextant: 1,3 kg

weight of box: 3,7 kg

dimensions of sextant case: 340 x 270 x 160 mm

You can buy a full-view or traditional split-view version.
 

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