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Celestial Navigation 16
In episode 16 of the Nav Station's Celestial Navigation series, practice putting it all together. Featuring what a celestial day at sea looks like, a more detailed examination of the Running Fix, and a unique plotting sheet system for the Bermuda Race rhumb line course. ...read more
Celestial Navigation 15
In the 15th episode of the Nav Station's Celestial Navigation series, learn how to find your latitude using Polaris, including taking the star sight, the unique corrections involved, and plotting the line of latitude. ...read more
Celestial Navigation 14
In Episode 14 of the Nav Station’s Celestial Navigation series, learn how to take the moon sight and new ways to correct it, as well as the advantages and things to watch for when using a moon sight. April 2022 ...read more
Celestial Navigation 13
Episode 13 in the Celestial Navigation discusses three methods to pre-calculate the positions of the stars and planets, as well as some best practices for being organized to take star and planet sights. ...read more
Celestial Navigation 12
In episode 12 of the Celestial Navigation series, learn how to calculate planet sights, with two additional corrections to the sight reduction process. Read more... ...read more