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Making An Ocean Plotting Sheet
Ocean plotting sheets are nautical charts designed for use at specific latitudes. They are used for ocean navigation where features such as shorelines, water depths and local tidal information are of no importance. Plotting sheets are particularly useful for plotting … Continue reading →
Celestial Navigation – Theory and Practice
I have received a number of messages asking why my book ‘Celestial Navigation – The Ultimate Course’ is not currently available. The truth is that I have been spending the winter months revising and updating this book and it will … Continue reading →
Astro Navigation In A Nutshell Part 2.
Part 2 – The Intercept Method Link: Astro Navigation In A Nutshell Part One Astro Navigation in a Nutshell Part 3 Astro Navigation in a Nutshell Part 4 Suppose we are in a yacht and we measure the altitude of … Continue reading →
Astro Navigation in a Nutshell Part 3
Part 3 – Calculating Altitude and Azimuth at the Assumed Position by Spherical Trigonometry. Links: Astro Navigation In A Nutshell Part One Astro Navigation In A Nutshell Part Two Astro Navigation in a Nutshell Part 3 Astro Navigation in a Nutshell … Continue reading →
Applying the Equation of Time when calculating longitude at the Sun’s Meridian Passage.
Author’s Note: The original issue of this post was found to contain errors which have now been corrected. Many thanks to Jeremy Parker for bringing the errors to my attention. Although the imaginary Mean Time gives us an accurate measurement … Continue reading →
Meridian Passage Long Method
Links: Understanding Meridian Passage, Equation of Time, Meridian Passage Short Method, Short Distance Sailing Formulae, What is the point of meridian passage? Zone Time, Local Hour Angle and Greenwich Hour Angle, Converting GMT to GHA … Continue reading →
Understanding Meridian Passage (Mer Pas)
Meridian Passage occurs when a celestial body crosses the observer’s meridian of longitude and at that instant, it will reach its greatest altitude above the observer’s horizon. The following diagrams will help to explain how the latitude can be calculated from the … Continue reading →
The Demystified Astro Navigation Course Unit 6
UNIT 6 – Calculating zenith distance and azimuth at assumed position. We can use sight reduction tables to calculate the zenith distance and azimuth at the assumed position or else we can use the traditional method of making the calculations … Continue reading →
The Demystified Astro Navigation Course – Unit 4
Unit 4 – The Importance of Altitude, Azimuth and Zenith Distance in Astro Navigation. Zenith. The Zenith is an imaginary point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer. It is the point where a straight line drawn from the … Continue reading →
The Demystified Astro Navigation Course Unit 3 Part 3
Unit 3 Part 3 – Altitude Correction tables for the Moon Note. Units of this course can be viewed in numerical order under ‘Astro Nav Course’ on the menu bar. The Moon’s Semi-Diameter. When the Moon is not full, sometimes … Continue reading →
Astro Navigation Demystified 
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