Celestial navigation in the GPS age
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age by John Karl This revised and expanded edition of this popular CN book now introduces simple tabular sight reductions first, followed by calculator methods for those wishing to take full advantage of their flexibility. Of course it retains the same unprecedented c...
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| Language: | English |
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Arcata, CA Wichita, KS
Paradise Cay Publications, Inc. Celestaire,Inc.
2007
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| Edition: | First edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Plotting the celestial navigation LOP
- The St. Hilaire method
- The Nautical Almanac
- an overview
- Sun sight reductions
- Sights of other celestial bodies
- Special sights
- Lunar distance sights
- The altitude observations
- Operations at sea
- Tables, calculators, and computers
- the debate
- Insights from the navigation triangle
- Exercises for understanding and confidence