| Day: | 470 |
| Date: | 6th September 1987 |
| Latitude: | 35° 30.5′ S |
| Longitude: | 95° 19.5′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 14.8°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 20N |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 20 N |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | 10 NW |
| Cloud Cover | 2/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 19°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 17.8°C |
| Barometer: | 1037 |
Source: CUL00045/12
| Day: | 469 |
| Date: | 5th September 1987 |
| Latitude: | 35° 54.7′ S |
| Longitude: | 92° 50′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 14.1°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 12 N |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 12 N |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | CALM |
| Cloud Cover | 3/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 20°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 17.4°C |
| Barometer: | 1035 |
Source: CUL00045/12
Source: CUL00058/1
Catching fish, 5 September 1987
Source: CUL00039/18/10
| Day: | 468 |
| Date: | 4th September 1987 |
| Latitude: | 35° 50.5′ S |
| Longitude: | 91° 19′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 14.8°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 5 N |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 8 NE |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | CALM |
| Cloud Cover | 3/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 20°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 19.2°C |
| Barometer: | 1023 |
Source: CUL00045/12
| Day: | 467 |
| Date: | 3rd September 1987 |
| Latitude: | 36° 1.7′ S |
| Longitude: | 89° 50′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 14.5°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 10-14 ENE |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 15 ENE |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | 8 NE |
| Cloud Cover | 4/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 19°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 18.4°C |
| Barometer: | 1022 |
Source: CUL00045/12
| Day: | 466 |
| Date: | 2nd September 1987 |
| Latitude: | 35° 17.5′ S |
| Longitude: | 88° 19′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 15.6°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 20E |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 20E |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | 12 E |
| Cloud Cover | 6/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 18.5°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 18.3°C |
| Barometer: | 1024 |
Source: CUL00045/12
| Day: | 465 |
| Date: | 1st September 1987 |
| Latitude: | 33° 18.3′ S |
| Longitude: | 87° 27.5′ E |
| Water Temperature: | -°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 15 E |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 20-25 ESE |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | CALM |
| Cloud Cover | 6/8 |
| Outside Temperature: | 18.1°C |
| Barometer: | 1024 |
Source: CUL00045/12
Source: CUL00058/1
| Day: | 464 |
| Date: | 31st August 1987 |
| Latitude: | 33° 13.2′ S |
| Longitude: | 86° 40′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 16.2°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | CALM |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 5 NW |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | CALM |
| Cloud Cover | 6/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 19°C |
| Outside Temperature: | FORGOT°C |
| Barometer: | 1023 |
Source: CUL00045/12
| Day: | 463 |
| Date: | 30th August 1987 |
| Latitude: | 33° 31.1′ S |
| Longitude: | 86° 31′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 16.5°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | CALM |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 8 ENE |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | CALM |
| Cloud Cover | 4/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 21°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 22.3°C |
| Barometer: | 1022 |
Source: CUL00045/12
| Day: | 462 |
| Date: | 29th August 1987 |
| Latitude: | 33° 16.5′ S |
| Longitude: | 86° 16.5′ E |
| Water Temperature: | 15.7°C |
| Wind @ Noon: | 8 ESE |
| Max Wind /24 hours: | 18 SSW |
| Min Wind /24 hours: | CALM |
| Cloud Cover | 4/8 |
| Cabin Temperature: | 19.5°C |
| Outside Temperature: | 17°C |
| Barometer: | 1023 |
Source: CUL00045/12
Source: CUL00058/1
A sextant is an instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude. The device consists of an arc of a circle, marked off in degrees, and a movable radial arm pivoted at the centre of the circle. A telescope, mounted rigidly to the framework, is lined up with the horizon. The radial arm, on which a mirror is mounted, is moved until the star is reflected into a half-silvered mirror in line with the telescope and appears, through the telescope, to coincide with the horizon. The angular distance of the star above the horizon is then read from the graduated arc of the sextant. From this angle and the exact time of day as registered by a chronometer, the latitude can be determined (within a few hundred metres) by means of published tables. (Source Encyclopaedia Britannica)