ON THE STARS 



c73 



By Daun Daemon 



At right: Capt. Steve Beuth 

 holds the sextant with his right 

 hand and with his left holds th 

 index arm in a position so that 

 the index mirror captures a ray 

 of light from the sighted body and 

 reflects it into a horizon mirror. 



The resulting image shows 

 both the body and the horizon. 

 7 he final step is to adjust 

 the body's position so that 

 it sits on the horizon. 



14 AUTUMN 1998 



