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""So if I blindfolded you and dropped you off anywhere in the world, you could figure out where you are just from celestial?"). "
Greg, I suspect the answer would be "YES!" even though the position circle might be somewhat larger than ten feet, and a clear night sky might be of use.<G>
If we start with knowing the sun's rising position and altitude will vary by a fixed number of degrees and days, and divide out, we already can get some information simply by observing sunrise and noon, no batteries needed.
Or perhaps, that topic belongs in another forum, one for "instrument free navigation for real celestial navigators".<G>
