英语词汇“shoot the sun”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

shoot the sun

Nautical Ascertain the altitude of the sun with a sextant in order to determine one’s latitude.To shoot the sun, the navigator would hold the astrolabe in such a manner as to allow the sun's rays to pass through the upper vane, turning the alidade until the small beam of light fell on the hole of the lower vane....

Star and planet sights must be taken at dusk and dawn when both these bodies and the horizon are clearly visible, but you can shoot the sun and moon at any time of the day when you can see them.
In the afternoon we hove to and tried to get the boat still enough for Ken to shoot the sun with a sextant.

See parent entry: sun

单词	shoot the sun
释义	shoot the sun Nautical Ascertain the altitude of the sun with a sextant in order to determine one’s latitude.To shoot the sun, the navigator would hold the astrolabe in such a manner as to allow the sun's rays to pass through the upper vane, turning the alidade until the small beam of light fell on the hole of the lower vane.... Star and planet sights must be taken at dusk and dawn when both these bodies and the horizon are clearly visible, but you can shoot the sun and moon at any time of the day when you can see them. In the afternoon we hove to and tried to get the boat still enough for Ken to shoot the sun with a sextant. See parent entry: sun
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