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Subject: Re: Celestial Navigation Fundamentals
From: Peter Fogg (ffive@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Sep 23 2002 - 19:23:48 EDT
David
An ideal book for your purpose might be 'The Complete On-Board Celestial
Navigator' by G.C. Bennet, published by International Marine -
<www.internationalmarine.com>
Described as 'An all-in-one navigation toolbox' it contains 'all the
essential tables, astronomical data, and explanations for predicting and
reducing observations made at sea', including
'a book on astronomical navigation
a nautical almanac good for 5 years
worldwide sight reduction tables
a star finder'
There is a new edition being released shortly. It has about everything
you need all together (including instructions and forms for sight
reduction, etc, that can be photo-copied) in a compact hardcover book
that lies open flat.
No I don't have shares but use it a lot.
David Hilbish wrote:
> All,
>
> I am new to the group and joined becuase I am trying
> to learn Celestial Navigation. I am a Flight
> instructor so I undetand navigation, I just need help
> with learning to use my Sextant and find my way.
>
> Can anyone give me a web site of a good book to learn
> the basics. Kind of Sextand for Dummies.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> dhilbish@XXX.XXX
>
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