Sextant

The sextant is an instrument that measures the position of celestial bodies above the horizon and uses calculations to determine a position on Earth. The first hand-held sextant, based on an arc of 1/6 of a circle or 60 degrees, was developed in 1759. It was more accurate than the positioning instruments that came before, such as the astrolabe, because mirrors within the sextant allowed angles to be measured from the Earth’s horizon (or an artificial horizon used in conditions such as fog when the horizon was not visible) rather than the false “horizon” created by the position of the instrument itself.

If you love flowers, plants, birds and animals, then you are in the right place. I love nature photography and combined with my love of birds, flowers and travel I have decided to create a place to present photographs and information on my favorites. This is a revision of my previous website traveltoeat.com since I become old (and fat) and I have become more interested in photography than eating.

I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.

Since the previous blog focused on travel and eating, there will be a fair amount of focus on history beautiful architecture and food. However, both in the past and today I am always interested in a good garden, zoo, safari or hike.My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by flowers, insects, animals and birds, I hope my photographs and descriptions will inspire you in your own travels and hikes.

Sextant

Sextant

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