Showing 2 items matching "rude star finder and identifier"
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Frankston RSL Sub BranchStar Identifier, US Hydrographic Office, March 1942
... Star Identifier...rude star finder and identifier... Almanacs rude star finder and identifier Rude star identifier ...Star identifier used in air navigation. It gives the positions of all stars included in both American and British Air AlmanacsRude star identifier with hydrographic office modifications, A-N type 1, with seven plastic transparent overlays, start and lunar location sheet, US Navy, circular, in vinyl coverRude star identifier with hydrographic office modifications, A-N type 1, Hydrographic Office No 2102-Crude star finder and identifier -
Moorabbin Air MuseumEquipment (item) - Rude Star Identifier with Hydrographic Modifications A N Type 1 Hydrographic Office No. 2102-C, Star Identifier
... Rude Star Identifier with Hydrographic Modifications A N...Star Identifier ...This star finder, designed for aeronautical use, was based on the Rude form as modified by Elmer Collins of the United States Hydrographic Office. It consists of a white plastic planisphere with the northern sky on one side and the southern on the other that shows all the stars in the American and the British Air Almanacs; nine clear plastic altitude-azimuth templates for use at different latitudes up to 85° north and south; an instruction card; and a leatherette container. It was published in March 1942 under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and cost $2.50.
