Code Number: 8A05.60

Demo Title: Cross-Staff

Condition: Good

Area of Study: Astronomy

Procedure:

The cross-staff is always stored without tension. To use the demo, take the strings that are attached to the ends of the meter stick and attach them over the screw that is at the end of the T-bar. When you sight down the T-bar at a reference star, each cm marking on the now curved meter stick corresponds to a 1 degree angle.

References:

Anthony F. Aveni, "Note on the Construction of a Cross-Staff from a Meter Stick", AJP, Vol. 33, #2, Feb. 1965, p. 165.

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8A05.60 - Cross-Staff

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