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sky compass

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 618303 Last modified 11.12.2023
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
  • mõõtevahend, mida navigaatorid kasutavad päikese asukoha hindamiseks, kui see on paar kraadi horisondist allpool (nagu polaarööde ajal)
  • device used by navigators for estimating the position of the sun when it is a few degrees below the horizon (as during long polar twilights)
taevakompass preferred
Usage examples
  • Navigeerimisel orienteerumiseks on kasutatud taeva polarisatsiooni, nii kasutati Pfundi taevakompassi 1950. aastatel Maa magnetvälja pooluste lähedal navigeerimisel, kui päike ega tähed polnud nähtavad (nt päevase pilve või hämariku all).
astrokompass variant
sky compass
Usage examples
  • Sky polarization has been used for orientation in navigation. The Pfund sky compass was used in the 1950s when navigating near the poles of the Earth's magnetic field when neither the sun nor stars were visible (e.g., under daytime cloud or twilight).

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