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Wndsn XPD 2020-08: Wndsn U.S. Distribution and New Materials
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Greetings Wndsn Aficionados

Exciting news for those in North America:  We are pleased to announce that Stately Asset Protection is joining the Wndsn Family.

Stately Asset Protection will be featuring our High-Viz White Quadrant Telemeter, MIL/MOA Range Calculator and our Telemeter Dog Tag. All products are about to be shipped and are due stateside by mid to late September.

It has been a challenge for those wanting to get a hold of Wndsn products, hindered by shipping conditions brought on by Covid-19.

Special thanks to those who have persevered and ordered anyway.

Watch sapgear.com for the listings, available soon.

Introducing Community Telegram

Join the new Wndsn Expedition Team Telegram. Share your experiences with Wndsn products, ask questions, give feedback, give support to other users, and showcase your explorations or TM hacks.

Free Course Booklet

Thank you to all who have participated in the email course. For those who have been asking, it has been bundled into a paper edition and is available free with every order (while supplies last).  Look for it in your next order.

Shipping

The international postal system continues to be severely affected by the impact of Corona. Check this page often to see who's back online.

Material Testing

In the spirit of constantly improving, we are currently testing the opposite of our popular high-viz material, namely a white core with matte-black surfaces with the markings appearing in white. Let us know you would be interested in this material, in case it makes it into production.

Wndsn Universal Moon Clock
Wndsn Universal Moon Clock
Moonrise Patch
Moonrise Patch

Wndsn user Johnny Rose has been using the Moon Clock along with the Telemeter to determine a North-South Axis. He writes:

“Running a small experiment tonight. Using a combination of the Quadrant Telemeter and the Moon Clock. Using the information from the Moon Clock about the moon's shape and apex and direction at a certain time, and then using the Quadrant to survey the horizon I can use it as a Moon compass to determine a north-south axis.

Using the string to plumb line the Moon to the horizon and a fixed point you can then lay the Quadrant flat and sight down the edge to the fixed point.

Then add 15 degrees for every hour until the apex time stated on the Moon Clock and set the string.

Without moving the Quadrant, sight down the string to a fixed object. This gives you a fixed north-south axis.

If I surveyed and mapped my entire horizon from a set point in this fashion and used something to measure elevation. I could determine the time, direction and time of year just using the Sun and Moon. Maybe position some stones or something.”

Thanks so much Johnny! Check him out on Instagram at johnny_rose_msr.

The Wndsn Monthly Challenge continues:

Each month we are exploring one of the many useful functions of the Wndsn Telemeter. We post instructions and invite you to try out each exercise, either to practice what you know or to learn something new. If you have a Telemeter and want to start using it, this is perfect for you. Make this the year you get to grips with essential navigation skills by following along.

What you'll need:

As always, we will make special rewards available for people who participate in this challenge during the year, as we see fit.

Here is this month's installment:

Measuring the Distance to the Moon

With the Telemeter you can measure the angular size of the Moon and thus calculate the distance between our position and the Moon. The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical. The two extreme points of the Moon's orbit each month are known as the lunar perigee (closest to Earth) and apogee (farthest from Earth). During a so called supermoon, the distance from center to center is 224,000 mi (360,000 km) with an angular size of app. 0.55°, while during a so called micromoon, the distance from center to center is 252,000 mi (405,000 km), at an angular size of app. 0.49°.

Comparison data:

  • Earth diameter: 7,918 mi (12,742 km).
  • Distance from center to center: 251,919 mi (405,424 km).
  • Distance from surface to surface: 246,881 mi (397,316 km).

This measurement can be done using any of our Telemeters.

If you find a clear sky, and a nice full moon, try it; it's an exercise in squinting and deciding which fraction of a degree it is. Report your insights in text or picture and share the result on Instagram with the hashtag #wndsnmonthlychallenge.

Find more tutorials in the manual. Instruments for the mastery of time and space available in the store.

New products will be announced first in this newsletter; please stay tuned for more. Please note that due to high demand, some designs may be out of stock fast. See what's in stock in the New Arrivals stream.

Watch this space, and never stop exploring!

P.S.: Once you have made your order, feel free to share and/or forward this newsletter to your friends. Thank you!

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Tag your adventure, expedition, or exploration pictures, share your experiences and display your gear, hashtag #wndsnworld.

Also, please join us on Facebook, where we are sharing intel and new adventures as they happen.

Happy exploring! (And always feel free to contact us at info@wndsn.com.)

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