Using The Compass - MINOX BN 7x50 C Manual

Using the compass

Your MINOX BN 7x50C has an integrated ana-
log compass that shows the bearings in de-
grees. North has an azimuth angle of 360°,
east is 90°, south is 180° and west has an azi-
muth angle of 270°.
Determining your
position with the compass
With the following example your can determi-
ne your position using a map and your com-
pass binoculars. In the illustration (Fig. 3) the
arrow in the middle indicates the boat's direc-
tion of travel, in this case roughly due south.
When you look through your binoculars the
Fig. 3
compass shows the observed buoy at 190°. The
difference between South (180°) and the ob-
served buoy (190°) is 190° - 180° = 10°. This
is your first reference value for position deter-
mination.
To complete the determination of your exact
position you need a second reference value. In
the following illustration (Fig. 4) the indicated
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