Celestial Navigation: Taking your first sunsight

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Uploaded by on Sep 27, 2010

Navigating by the heavenly bodies is one of the oldest of the mariner's arts -- and one of the most awe-inspiring. It is also essential for every ocean sailor who wants to be able to fix his position should the GPS fail.

In the book, Celestial Navigation, Tom Cunliffe shows how to master the art in easy stages. Today he talks about Taking your first sunsight.

Read more at: http://www.wileynautical.com/celestial

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  • Thank you. Very informative for those of us who are novices. The book is excellent but would love to have a video of the theory.

  • Can't imagine wanting to shield your eyes.

  • I could tell by the angle you brought the sextant down to that it was near midday.

  • I'm into sailing and astronomy, so being interested in sextants just falls into place.

    Oh, the expenses...

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