The Complete On-board Celestial Navigator

Everything but the Sextant - 2007-2011 Edition

George G. Bennett

176 pages, parution le 18/01/2007

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Résumé

Your All-in-One Navigation Tool Kit

Celestial navigation remains an essential skill for every mariner who ventures out of sight of land. In this era of electronic navigation, it is the perfect backup system, enabling you to determine your position when the GPS malfunctions or your boat loses electrical power.

Here in one volume is every bit of information you need to understand the process, take sights, and find your location anywhere in the world. Compiled for beginning and experienced celestial navigators alike, and elegantly designed on the assumption that 1-mile precision is perfectly adequate for backup navigation, this handy volume replaces $300 worth and thousands of pages of guides, tables, and almanacs.

The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator includes:

A clear, concise primer/refresher that explains the entire process
A five-year nautical almanac (2007'2011) for determining precise star, sun, moon, and planet locations at the time of sighting
A star finder
Sight reduction tables for crunching the numbers and producing a fix anywhere in the world

Sommaire

How to Work a Sight'An Overview
- How To Work a Sight'An Overview
- Introduction
- Scope and Contents
- Equipment
- Almanac Data
- Planning and Observations
- Sextant Altitude Corrections
- The Marcq St. Hilaire Method
- Amplitudes
- Polaris
- Sun Observations
- Sight Reduction at Very Low Altitudes
Tables, Examples, and Forms

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	George G. Bennett
Parution	18/01/2007
Nb. de pages	176
Format	21,5 x 27,5
Couverture	Spirale
Poids	540g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071485692
ISBN13	978-0-07-148569-2