The North Star: (Polaris) Celestial Navigation, Navigating using the stars

A planisphere is a star chart analog computing instrument in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot. It can be adjusted to display the visible stars for any time and date. It is an instrument to assist in learning how to recognize stars and constellations. The astrolabe, an instrument that has its origins in the Hellenistic civilization, is a predecessor of the modern planisphere. http://www.peaksurvival.us/Navigation.html

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[jbg43]

If I carried a planisphere why wouldn't I carry a compass?? Just kidding! Good vid!

[McHenryAnge]

Another useful method not often mentioned is the fall/winter constellation of Orion. If you draw trace a line along Orion's belt it will point, generally to the Eastern horizon.

It's an easy matter to develop your own exacting method from there.

Orion will rise in the East, early in the evening during September.

[clementejazz]

how do you do if you are on the southern hemisphere? and another thing is does it matter at what time during the night you do your readings for the North star?

[clementejazz]

how do you do if you are on the southern hemisphere?

[caste2510]

navigating without a compass is very easy... at night u just have to look for the north star and then u get all the other directions... during the day u can use the sun as a a navigator... around midday the sun is always point towards south. just turn around and u are looking north

[Just4Th3Lulz]

@ReinaValera1865 very.

[ReinaValera1865]

i'm getting a boner just looking at you...is that wrong??

[AndromedaChao2]

When it was winter and I started getting to know the constellations' locations, I relied on Orion initially, with Betelgeuse pointing north and Rigel, south

[Jackthesmilingblack]

How do you determine your horizon at night?