# #Mon Aug 09 11:50:40 CEST 2010 Text__abCKQKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Astrolabe Text__abCKQKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=

The sky is projected onto a circle. A pivoted disk specifies the visible horizon. Sights on the rear of the instrument serve to measure the height of a star above the horizon.