What's your compass..

[emadmoussa]

I've been using my phone as a compass, but I'm planning on getting a more specialized one - I'm thinking about this one since it's a well built and very precise as well as has a spirit level

What's yours?

Regards,

[Stephen]

Similar to this, came out of a Christmas cracker I think ... don't really need anything more accurate

[ktdelain]

I too use my phone, but also use this boring silva map reading one bit like this one, but with a red ring http://store.silvacompass.com/products/345166/Explorer_203

That one looks lovely though - is that a hole thingy to connect it to a tripod?

[emadmoussa]

I too use my phone, but also use this boring silva map reading one bit like this one, but with a red ring http://store.silvaco...66/Explorer_203

That one looks lovely though - is that a hole thingy to connect it to a tripod?

It's not to connect to the mount, but funny enough that's what I was thinking about doing.

[L8-Nite]

I too use my phone, but also use this boring silva map reading one bit like this one, but with a red ring http://store.silvaco...66/Explorer_203

............is that a hole thingy to connect it to a tripod?

That is a built in magnifying glass.

[Steve Ward]

[emadmoussa]

What if you can't see Polaris or the big Dipper? You still need a compass...

[L8-Nite]

I use a simple hikers compass, most mounts and tripods have bubble levels attached; its still a good idea to have spare level in your kit though.

Edit: I use the compass in daylight and at unfamiliar sites.

[Steve Ward]

Drift-align , if you can't see Polaris you can't polar-align anyway .....

[Steve Ward]

Or use your Planisphere to figure North from something you can see . . .

[emadmoussa]

I use a simple hikers compass, most mounts and tripods have bubble levels attached; its still a good idea to have spare level in your kit though.

Edit: I use the compass in daylight and at unfamiliar sites.

One feature I like about this compass is the glow-in-the-dark arrows...so day and night night and day use :D Is that the Cambridge Star Atlas?

[PlanetGazer]

I've been using my phone as a compass, but I'm planning on getting a more specialized one - I'm thinking about this one since it's a well built and very precise as well as has a spirit level

What's yours?

Regards,

This one looks good.

I have this one but I think I would've bought the one you mentioned if I didn't have one already. http://www.amazon.co...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[mallorcasaint]

I use a Silva. Perfect.

[ktdelain]

That is a built in magnifying glass.

oh yeah! doh!

it does look pretty cool, i'm starting to want one now, totally don't need one, but still....

[L8-Nite]

One feature I like about this compass is the glow-in-the-dark arrows...so day and night night and day use :D Is that the Cambridge Star Atlas?

Glow in the dark would be a nice feature. The chart is from our "Sky Atlas 2000.0 second edition".

[ktdelain]

hee hee, oky must stop looking at gadgets! just blown all my money on the new scope, although did just notice from the amazon page it says it has a 1/4-inch threaded recess for tripods, so must be able to rig something up! not that I was looking.

[emadmoussa]

Glow in the dark would be a nice feature. The chart is from our "Sky Atlas 2000.0 second edition".

Cool!!! Now you honoured me with your 1000th post

[emadmoussa]

hee hee, oky must stop looking at gadgets! just blown all my money on the new scope, although did just notice from the amazon page it says it has a 1/4-inch threaded recess for tripods, so must be able to rig something up! not that I was looking.

It's not ''astronomy'', it's ''astro-money-pit-nomy"

[ktdelain]

It's not ''astronomy'', it's ''astro-money-pit-nomy"

ha ha, that sound's about right! I'm off to hide the the bank cards!

[mitchelln]

I've found I have to stand at least 2 feet behind my 300P to get a true reading from my phone's compass. My Silva compass is affected even worse. No way I could mount anything other than a calibrated ships binnacle to my mount!

[twotter]

Last time I used a compass I was running in an orienteering event....I was a lot younger and a lot slimmer!

Thanks for the memories

[emadmoussa]

I've found I have to stand at least 2 feet behind my 300P to get a true reading from my phone's compass. My Silva compass is affected even worse. No way I could mount anything other than a calibrated ships binnacle to my mount!

That's the main reason I'm after a metal encased compass. Same for me, I found that the phone compass reads most accurate at least 2 feet away from the mount.

[emadmoussa]

Last time I used a compass I was running in an orienteering event....I was a lot younger and a lot slimmer!

Thanks for the memories

You'll notice I checked your profile -- couldn't stop my curiosity checking on your age :D

[L8-Nite]

Cool!!! Now you honoured me with your 1000th post

Wow, I didn't notice that !

Now I feel like an old timer.

[Superdavo]

If I'm at home, the terrain can guide me to the compass points, anywhere else, if it's the day, I guess based on the position if the Sun, or if it's night, I find polaris, so I rarely actually use a compass