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Translating A Celestial Position Into A Geographical Position.

This follows the previous post which discussed the Celestial Co-ordinate System. If we wish to use a celestial body’s position in the celestial sphere to help us to navigate on the Earth’s surface, we must be able to translate that … Continue reading

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The Celestial Co-ordinate system.

In astronomy, we need a celestial co-ordinate system for fixing the positions of the celestial bodies in the celestial sphere. We express a celestial body’s position in the celestial sphere in relation to its angular distance north or south of … Continue reading

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The Demystified Astro Navigation Course – Unit 1

Unit 1 Essential Astronomy for Navigators The Celestial Sphere is an imaginary sphere with the Earth located at its centre. We imagine that the ‘celestial bodies’ such as the Sun, Moon, stars and planets are placed on the inner surface … Continue reading

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