The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1915)
Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 228
now anythingabout the stars tooperate it. It ismounted on theprinciple of a bigtelescope, but it isa naked-eye instru-ment, a n arrowtaking the place ofthe telescope. The finder isplaced on a table,or other level sur-face, with the dialfacing north. Thenthe pointer anddial are set for theday and… … Fig. 186.—Kullmer Star Finder. 210 APPENDICES This is all there is to it and the arrow points right at thegroup of stars you want, whether they are above the horizon ornot. The finder can be used for many purposes, and it is a won-derful aid in making out in the sky the path of the stars, Sun,Moon…
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