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This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
This video is part 1 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 1 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Marine Sextant) describes the marine sextant, it's parts, and how to measure the angle from the horizon to the sun. It also introduces the concepts of "limbs" and how to read the sextant.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
1. Wikipedia "Sextant" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
2. How to build a simple sextant - http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/CDSextantProject.htm
3. Artificial horizons - http://www.sailingmagazine.net/how-to/technique/620-celestial-navigation-.html
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are no example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 06 Apr 2013
- views: 129992
TabletClass.com - http://www.tabletclass.com Math. This video explains the basics of how math is used in celestial navigation. When people first started to navigate by stars a massive explosion in trade and culture developed. Celestial navigation requires the use of a sextant, clock and nautical table but most importantly it requires mathematics.
- published: 05 Sep 2012
- views: 153637
This seminar will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever wanted to know what celestial navigation was all about, this is your primer...
- published: 24 Jan 2014
- views: 36320
This video is part 2 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Noon Sight) describes the process of finding latitude at noon from the sun, and introduces the concepts of geographic position, zenith distance, and declination. It also briefly introduces the Nautical Almanac, and features three example problems.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
1. Wikipedia "Geographic Position" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system
2. Wikipedia "Zenith" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith
3. Wikipedia "Equinox" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
4. Wikipedia "Declination" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination
5. Wikipedia "Lahaina Noon" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon
6. Local Apparent Noon - http://oceannavigation.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-determine-your-latitude-by-local.html
7. The Bridge Refresher Guidebook (with a lesson on local apparent noon) - http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 07 Apr 2013
- views: 41294
Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation.
- published: 15 Jun 2013
- views: 64102
Part 1 of the Celestial Navigation series! Polaris and Ursa Major - How to recognize the constellations, how to locate them in the sky, and how to use them to find your directions.
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- published: 01 Aug 2014
- views: 45083
I have located Part 4 on another user's you tube page. It is one long video of all the parts so you will have to fast forward, but it is all there! Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9xMkNUMmY
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
- published: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 5501
This video is part 4 (and final) of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Pole Star) describes the process of finding, measuring, and reducing sights of Polaris (The North Star) to determine latitude at night in the northern hemisphere. Additionally, it talks about creating Universal Plotting Sheets for celestial fixes.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
Wikipedia (Polaris): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris
Where to buy the Universal Plotting Sheet (UPS): http://www.weems-plath.com/products/universal-plotting-sheet/
Detailed instructions on how to build a UPS. From "The Bridge Refresher Guidebook," guest authored by Captain Rich Asaro. http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/33/Universal-Plotting-Sheet-Construction
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 23 May 2013
- views: 23091
To order a copy of this video, please visit http://www.bennettmarine.com/boating_navigation.html
Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial navigation ever. Mr. Buckley simply and clearly explains the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates on the finer points of GP (Geographical Position), GHA and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school! 39 min.
- published: 17 Oct 2012
- views: 8279
Lecture 1 : Introduction to celestial Navigation Start
General Navigation Start at 02:55
Celestial Navigation start at 12:00
The Sextant 25:08
Sextant index error 28:44
Dip Correction 31:25
Sun Correction 33:38
Refraction & Parallax 35:17
Time 39:32
LAN = Local Apparent Noon 48:47
Navigational Triangle 49:39
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Lecture 2 : 53:30 Latitude & Longitude at Noon.
- published: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 816
Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that has evolved over several thousand years to help sailors cross oceans without having to rely on estimated calculations, or dead reckoning, to know their position. Celestial navigation uses "sights," or angular measurements taken between a celestial body (the sun, the moon, a planet or a star) and the visible horizon. The sun is most commonly used, but navigators can also use the moon, a planet or one of 57 navigational stars whose coordinates are tabulated in the Nautical Almanac and Air Almanacs.
Celestial navigation is the use of angular measurements (sights) between celestial bodies and the visible horizon to locate one's position on the globe, on land as well as at sea. At a given time, any celestial body is located directly over one point on the Earth's surface. The latitude and longitude of that point is known as the celestial body’s geographic position (GP), the location of which can be determined from tables in the Nautical or Air Almanac for that year.
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12:05Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 - Celestial Coordinate System)
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 - Celestial Coordinate System)Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 - Celestial Coordinate System)
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format. -
7:52Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)
This video is part 1 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 1 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Marine Sextant) describes the marine sextant, it's parts, and how to measure the angle from the horizon to the sun. It also introduces the concepts of "limbs" and how to read the sextant. Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson: 1. Wikipedia "Sextant" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant 2. How to build a simple sextant - http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/CDSextantProject.htm 3. Artificial horizons - http://www.sailingmagazine.net/how-to/technique/620-celestial-navigation-.html Navigation Materials All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are no example problems in this lesson). 1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260 Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool! 2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013 3. Other materials of use Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002 USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199 Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator. -
10:10Celestial Navigation Math
Celestial Navigation MathCelestial Navigation Math
TabletClass.com - http://www.tabletclass.com Math. This video explains the basics of how math is used in celestial navigation. When people first started to navigate by stars a massive explosion in trade and culture developed. Celestial navigation requires the use of a sextant, clock and nautical table but most importantly it requires mathematics. -
75:33Celestial Navigation at Sea
Celestial Navigation at SeaCelestial Navigation at Sea
This seminar will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever wanted to know what celestial navigation was all about, this is your primer... -
11:00Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight for Latitude)
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight for Latitude)Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight for Latitude)
This video is part 2 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 2 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Noon Sight) describes the process of finding latitude at noon from the sun, and introduces the concepts of geographic position, zenith distance, and declination. It also briefly introduces the Nautical Almanac, and features three example problems. Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson: 1. Wikipedia "Geographic Position" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system 2. Wikipedia "Zenith" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith 3. Wikipedia "Equinox" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox 4. Wikipedia "Declination" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination 5. Wikipedia "Lahaina Noon" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon 6. Local Apparent Noon - http://oceannavigation.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-determine-your-latitude-by-local.html 7. The Bridge Refresher Guidebook (with a lesson on local apparent noon) - http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/ Navigation Materials All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson). 1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260 Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool! 2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013 3. Other materials of use Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002 USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199 Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator. -
36:49Celestial Navigation: Sextant Basics
Celestial Navigation: Sextant BasicsCelestial Navigation: Sextant Basics
Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation. -
11:05Find North with the Stars - Polaris & Ursa Major - Celestial Navigation
Find North with the Stars - Polaris & Ursa Major - Celestial NavigationFind North with the Stars - Polaris & Ursa Major - Celestial Navigation
Part 1 of the Celestial Navigation series! Polaris and Ursa Major - How to recognize the constellations, how to locate them in the sky, and how to use them to find your directions. ------------------------------------ Outdoor skills for wilderness survival, bushcraft, hiking and recreational camping. Twitter: www.twitter.com/AlfieAesthetics Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/AlfieAesthetics (Plant & Fungi Photography) Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlfieTheAesthetic Google+: www.plus.google.com/+AlfieAesthetics ------------------------------------ Star simulator - http://www.stellarium.org/en_GB/ ------------------------------------ Video requests are welcome – if you’d like to see a particular skill that I’ve not yet shown then feel free to leave a comment with your desires. Anything from fire-building, friction fire, fire from natural materials, tinders, charring, wild edibles, plant identification, fungi/slime mold identification, medicinal plants, wilderness first aid and wound treatment, camp cooking, water filtration and purification, natural shelter building, shelter building with synthetic materials, navigation without a compass, improvised compasses, primitive weaponry, primitive trapping, gear reviews, survival kits and gear requests. ------------------------------------- -
10:53Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 - Intercept)
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 - Intercept)Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 - Intercept)
I have located Part 4 on another user's you tube page. It is one long video of all the parts so you will have to fast forward, but it is all there! Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9xMkNUMmY This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format. -
9:38Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)
This video is part 4 (and final) of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 4 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Pole Star) describes the process of finding, measuring, and reducing sights of Polaris (The North Star) to determine latitude at night in the northern hemisphere. Additionally, it talks about creating Universal Plotting Sheets for celestial fixes. Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson: Wikipedia (Polaris): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris Where to buy the Universal Plotting Sheet (UPS): http://www.weems-plath.com/products/universal-plotting-sheet/ Detailed instructions on how to build a UPS. From "The Bridge Refresher Guidebook," guest authored by Captain Rich Asaro. http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/33/Universal-Plotting-Sheet-Construction Navigation Materials All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson). 1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260 Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool! 2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013 3. Other materials of use Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002 USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199 Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator. -
7:35William F. Buckley Jr. - Celestial Navigation Simplified N203DVD
William F. Buckley Jr. - Celestial Navigation Simplified N203DVDWilliam F. Buckley Jr. - Celestial Navigation Simplified N203DVD
To order a copy of this video, please visit http://www.bennettmarine.com/boating_navigation.html Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial navigation ever. Mr. Buckley simply and clearly explains the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates on the finer points of GP (Geographical Position), GHA and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school! 39 min. -
22:32celestial Navigation made simple
celestial Navigation made simplecelestial Navigation made simple
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105:52Celestial Navigation Intro - Eugene Grossman
Celestial Navigation Intro - Eugene GrossmanCelestial Navigation Intro - Eugene Grossman
Lecture 1 : Introduction to celestial Navigation Start General Navigation Start at 02:55 Celestial Navigation start at 12:00 The Sextant 25:08 Sextant index error 28:44 Dip Correction 31:25 Sun Correction 33:38 Refraction & Parallax 35:17 Time 39:32 LAN = Local Apparent Noon 48:47 Navigational Triangle 49:39 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Lecture 2 : 53:30 Latitude & Longitude at Noon. -
4:59The train Celestial Navigation
The train Celestial NavigationThe train Celestial Navigation
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16:16F-0209 Celestial Navigation
F-0209 Celestial Navigation
- Apollo spacecraft
- Astrodome (aviation)
- Atomic clock
- Aviator
- Azimuth
- Bomber
- Celestial navigation
- Cockpit (aviation)
- Collimated
- Constellation
- Dead reckoning
- Earth
- Ecliptic
- Ephemeris
- Ex-meridian
- Fixed-wing aircraft
- Flight simulator
- Gimbals
- GMT
- GPS
- Greenwich Mean Time
- History of longitude
- Inertial navigation
- Intercept method
- John Harrison
- Joshua Slocum
- Kamal (navigation)
- Latitude
- Link Trainer
- Longitude
- Marine chronometer
- Mariner's astrolabe
- Measuring instrument
- Meridian altitude
- Nautical almanac
- Nautical Chart
- Nautical mile
- Navigation
- Navigational stars
- Octant (instrument)
- Planetarium
- Polaris
- Portal Nautical
- Position line
- Quartz clock
- Radio navigation
- Royal Air Force
- Satellite navigation
- Second World War
- Sextant
- Ship's bell
- Spherical geometry
- Spirit level
- SR-71
- Star clock
- Star tracker
- The New York Times
- Time signal
- Trigonometry
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Navy
- United States
- Watch
- Weather
- Zenith
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Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 - Celestial Coordinate System)
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format. -
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)
This video is part 1 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 1 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Marine Sextant) describes the marine sextant, it's parts, and how to measure the angle from the horizon to the sun. It also introduces the concepts of "limbs" and how to read the sextant. Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson: 1. Wikipedia "Sextant" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant 2. How to build a simple sextant - http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/CDSextantProject.htm 3. Artificial horizons - http://www.sailingmagazine.net/how-to/technique/620-celestial-navigation-.html Navigation Materials All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are no example problems in this les... -
Celestial Navigation Math
TabletClass.com - http://www.tabletclass.com Math. This video explains the basics of how math is used in celestial navigation. When people first started to navigate by stars a massive explosion in trade and culture developed. Celestial navigation requires the use of a sextant, clock and nautical table but most importantly it requires mathematics. -
Celestial Navigation at Sea
This seminar will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever wanted to know what celestial navigation was all about, this is your primer... -
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight for Latitude)
This video is part 2 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 2 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Noon Sight) describes the process of finding latitude at noon from the sun, and introduces the concepts of geographic position, zenith distance, and declination. It also briefly introduces the Nautical Almanac, and features three example problems. Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson: 1. Wikipedia "Geographic Position" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system 2. Wikipedia "Zenith" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith 3. Wikipedia "Equinox" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox 4. Wikipedia "Declination" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination 5. Wikipedia "Lahaina Noon" - http://en.wikipedia.o... -
Celestial Navigation: Sextant Basics
Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation. -
Find North with the Stars - Polaris & Ursa Major - Celestial Navigation
Part 1 of the Celestial Navigation series! Polaris and Ursa Major - How to recognize the constellations, how to locate them in the sky, and how to use them to find your directions. ------------------------------------ Outdoor skills for wilderness survival, bushcraft, hiking and recreational camping. Twitter: www.twitter.com/AlfieAesthetics Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/AlfieAesthetics (Plant & Fungi Photography) Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlfieTheAesthetic Google+: www.plus.google.com/+AlfieAesthetics ------------------------------------ Star simulator - http://www.stellarium.org/en_GB/ ------------------------------------ Video requests are welcome – if you’d like to see a particular skill that I’ve not yet shown then feel free to leave a comment with your desires. Anything from ... -
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 - Intercept)
I have located Part 4 on another user's you tube page. It is one long video of all the parts so you will have to fast forward, but it is all there! Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9xMkNUMmY This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format. -
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)
This video is part 4 (and final) of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 4 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Pole Star) describes the process of finding, measuring, and reducing sights of Polaris (The North Star) to determine latitude at night in the northern hemisphere. Additionally, it talks about creating Universal Plotting Sheets for celestial fixes. Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson: Wikipedia (Polaris): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris Where to buy the Universal Plotting Sheet (UPS): http://www.weems-plath.com/products/universal-plotting-sheet/ Detailed instructions on how to build a UPS. From "The Bridge Refresher Guidebook," guest authored by Captain Rich Asaro. http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/33... -
William F. Buckley Jr. - Celestial Navigation Simplified N203DVD
To order a copy of this video, please visit http://www.bennettmarine.com/boating_navigation.html Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial navigation ever. Mr. Buckley simply and clearly explains the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates on the finer points of GP (Geographical Position), GHA and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school! 39 min. -
celestial Navigation made simple
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Celestial Navigation Intro - Eugene Grossman
Lecture 1 : Introduction to celestial Navigation Start General Navigation Start at 02:55 Celestial Navigation start at 12:00 The Sextant 25:08 Sextant index error 28:44 Dip Correction 31:25 Sun Correction 33:38 Refraction & Parallax 35:17 Time 39:32 LAN = Local Apparent Noon 48:47 Navigational Triangle 49:39 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Lecture 2 : 53:30 Latitude & Longitude at Noon. -
The train Celestial Navigation
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Going Further in Celestial Navigation (The Sunline)
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 2: The Sunline) This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 2 of "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" works through two examples for obtaining a sunline, or a line of position from the sun. Navigation Materials All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229. 1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260 *Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote ... -
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (A Day with the Sun)
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 4: A Day with the Sun) This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series. Part 4 of "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" features a vessel on passage from Grenada to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. We carry out the navigator's routine of the day for an entire day, featuring a morning sunline, the noon sight, an afternoon sunline, and a magnetic compass deviation check. Please note: In the afternoon sunline example, I improperly noted the index error as -2.0 instead of -1.2. I covered it up with a digital title, so the math works correctly but the image is a bit messed up. Sorry! Navigation Materials The example problems in this episode use the 2014 nautical almanac, instead of the 1981 nautical... -
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 2 - Horizon Coordinate System)
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format. -
Free Online Course for Celestial Navigation
This video provides an overview of the AstroNav Online Course, a free course open to the public, hosted by Vanderbilt University. This video is part of a series that teaches celestial navigation using techniques that have been used for centuries. In this course, you will learn some basics needed to find your location using a sextant and elementary math. This course is free and available to everyone, and should take less than two hours to complete. The course is hosted by Vanderbilt University at: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/astronav/ Footage of ship sailing comes from www.youtube.com/user/AmericasPrivateer Lynx – America’s Privateer Footage of rough seas comes from https://www.youtube.com/user/geoffmac... Geoff Mackley -
Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation (Windows on the World)
This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series. Part 1 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete 4 sextant adjustments, general celestial navigation accuracy, and manual calculations of computed height and azimuth. Useful links: A good video by another YouTuber regarding sextant adjustments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gUs3cLgx0 An excellent article by Ocean Navigator magazine regarding sextant adjustments: http://www.oceannavigator.com/January-February-2003/Removing-Error/ A discussion on a sailing forum regarding celestial navigation accuracy (my view is that 3 miles is excellent, 15 miles is acceptable, and 30 miles indicates you generally are doing the right thing, but probably have some math errors): http://www.cruisersforum.... -
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION CHART PLOT and FIX.part3
After filling out the sight form the Chart must be completed and the AP LAT&LONG; must be plotted,from that plot the Lines of position is drawn and the position, is determined for the fix.. -
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Find North with the Stars - Orion – Celestial Navigation (Northern Hemisphere)
Part 2 of the Celestial Navigation series! The constellation of Orion - How to recognize the constellation, how to locate it in the sky, and how to use it to find your directions. ------------------------------------ Outdoor skills for wilderness survival, bushcraft, hiking and recreational camping. Twitter: www.twitter.com/AlfieAesthetics Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/AlfieAesthetics (Plant & Fungi Photography) Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlfieTheAesthetic Google+: www.plus.google.com/+AlfieAesthetics ------------------------------------ Video requests are welcome – if you’d like to see a particular skill that I’ve not yet shown then feel free to leave a comment with your desires. Anything from fire-building, friction fire, fire from natural materials, tinders, charring, wild edibles... -
Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation (A Globe Against the Stars)
This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series. Part 3 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete the calculations necessary to determine lines of position from the moon. We end the Celestial Navigation Film Series with a 3-body fix example involving the Moon, Jupiter, and the star Sirius. Useful links: Help on finding the planets: http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Planets-In-The-Night-Sky Tonight's sky: http://earthsky.org/tonight Our Practical Navigator website which hosts these videos and written works: http://www.practicalnavigator.org A cool website which hosts celestial navigation spreadsheets for direct calculations: http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php Discussion: In this episode we beg...
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 - Celestial Coordinate System)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:05
- Updated: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 6038
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they a...
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
wn.com/Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 Celestial Coordinate System)
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
- published: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 6038
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:52
- Updated: 06 Apr 2013
- views: 129992
This video is part 1 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 1 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Marine Sextant) d...
This video is part 1 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 1 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Marine Sextant) describes the marine sextant, it's parts, and how to measure the angle from the horizon to the sun. It also introduces the concepts of "limbs" and how to read the sextant.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
1. Wikipedia "Sextant" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
2. How to build a simple sextant - http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/CDSextantProject.htm
3. Artificial horizons - http://www.sailingmagazine.net/how-to/technique/620-celestial-navigation-.html
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are no example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
wn.com/Getting Started In Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)
This video is part 1 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 1 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Marine Sextant) describes the marine sextant, it's parts, and how to measure the angle from the horizon to the sun. It also introduces the concepts of "limbs" and how to read the sextant.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
1. Wikipedia "Sextant" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
2. How to build a simple sextant - http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/CDSextantProject.htm
3. Artificial horizons - http://www.sailingmagazine.net/how-to/technique/620-celestial-navigation-.html
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are no example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 06 Apr 2013
- views: 129992
Celestial Navigation Math
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:10
- Updated: 05 Sep 2012
- views: 153637
TabletClass.com - http://www.tabletclass.com Math. This video explains the basics of how math is used in celestial navigation. When people first started to nav...
TabletClass.com - http://www.tabletclass.com Math. This video explains the basics of how math is used in celestial navigation. When people first started to navigate by stars a massive explosion in trade and culture developed. Celestial navigation requires the use of a sextant, clock and nautical table but most importantly it requires mathematics.
wn.com/Celestial Navigation Math
TabletClass.com - http://www.tabletclass.com Math. This video explains the basics of how math is used in celestial navigation. When people first started to navigate by stars a massive explosion in trade and culture developed. Celestial navigation requires the use of a sextant, clock and nautical table but most importantly it requires mathematics.
- published: 05 Sep 2012
- views: 153637
Celestial Navigation at Sea
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 75:33
- Updated: 24 Jan 2014
- views: 36320
This seminar will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever...
This seminar will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever wanted to know what celestial navigation was all about, this is your primer...
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This seminar will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever wanted to know what celestial navigation was all about, this is your primer...
- published: 24 Jan 2014
- views: 36320
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight for Latitude)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:00
- Updated: 07 Apr 2013
- views: 41294
This video is part 2 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Noon Sight) descr...
This video is part 2 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Noon Sight) describes the process of finding latitude at noon from the sun, and introduces the concepts of geographic position, zenith distance, and declination. It also briefly introduces the Nautical Almanac, and features three example problems.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
1. Wikipedia "Geographic Position" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system
2. Wikipedia "Zenith" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith
3. Wikipedia "Equinox" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
4. Wikipedia "Declination" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination
5. Wikipedia "Lahaina Noon" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon
6. Local Apparent Noon - http://oceannavigation.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-determine-your-latitude-by-local.html
7. The Bridge Refresher Guidebook (with a lesson on local apparent noon) - http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
wn.com/Getting Started In Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight For Latitude)
This video is part 2 of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Noon Sight) describes the process of finding latitude at noon from the sun, and introduces the concepts of geographic position, zenith distance, and declination. It also briefly introduces the Nautical Almanac, and features three example problems.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
1. Wikipedia "Geographic Position" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system
2. Wikipedia "Zenith" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith
3. Wikipedia "Equinox" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
4. Wikipedia "Declination" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination
5. Wikipedia "Lahaina Noon" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon
6. Local Apparent Noon - http://oceannavigation.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-determine-your-latitude-by-local.html
7. The Bridge Refresher Guidebook (with a lesson on local apparent noon) - http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 07 Apr 2013
- views: 41294
Celestial Navigation: Sextant Basics
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 36:49
- Updated: 15 Jun 2013
- views: 64102
Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the ...
Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation.
wn.com/Celestial Navigation Sextant Basics
Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation.
- published: 15 Jun 2013
- views: 64102
Find North with the Stars - Polaris & Ursa Major - Celestial Navigation
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:05
- Updated: 01 Aug 2014
- views: 45083
Part 1 of the Celestial Navigation series! Polaris and Ursa Major - How to recognize the constellations, how to locate them in the sky, and how to use them to f...
Part 1 of the Celestial Navigation series! Polaris and Ursa Major - How to recognize the constellations, how to locate them in the sky, and how to use them to find your directions.
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Outdoor skills for wilderness survival, bushcraft, hiking and recreational camping.
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Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/AlfieAesthetics (Plant & Fungi Photography)
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Video requests are welcome – if you’d like to see a particular skill that I’ve not yet shown then feel free to leave a comment with your desires. Anything from fire-building, friction fire, fire from natural materials, tinders, charring, wild edibles, plant identification, fungi/slime mold identification, medicinal plants, wilderness first aid and wound treatment, camp cooking, water filtration and purification, natural shelter building, shelter building with synthetic materials, navigation without a compass, improvised compasses, primitive weaponry, primitive trapping, gear reviews, survival kits and gear requests.
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wn.com/Find North With The Stars Polaris Ursa Major Celestial Navigation
Part 1 of the Celestial Navigation series! Polaris and Ursa Major - How to recognize the constellations, how to locate them in the sky, and how to use them to find your directions.
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Outdoor skills for wilderness survival, bushcraft, hiking and recreational camping.
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AlfieAesthetics
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/AlfieAesthetics (Plant & Fungi Photography)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlfieTheAesthetic
Google+: www.plus.google.com/+AlfieAesthetics
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Star simulator - http://www.stellarium.org/en_GB/
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Video requests are welcome – if you’d like to see a particular skill that I’ve not yet shown then feel free to leave a comment with your desires. Anything from fire-building, friction fire, fire from natural materials, tinders, charring, wild edibles, plant identification, fungi/slime mold identification, medicinal plants, wilderness first aid and wound treatment, camp cooking, water filtration and purification, natural shelter building, shelter building with synthetic materials, navigation without a compass, improvised compasses, primitive weaponry, primitive trapping, gear reviews, survival kits and gear requests.
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- published: 01 Aug 2014
- views: 45083
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 - Intercept)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:53
- Updated: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 5501
I have located Part 4 on another user's you tube page. It is one long video of all the parts so you will have to fast forward, but it is all there! Go to this ...
I have located Part 4 on another user's you tube page. It is one long video of all the parts so you will have to fast forward, but it is all there! Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9xMkNUMmY
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
wn.com/Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 Intercept)
I have located Part 4 on another user's you tube page. It is one long video of all the parts so you will have to fast forward, but it is all there! Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9xMkNUMmY
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
- published: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 5501
Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:38
- Updated: 23 May 2013
- views: 23091
This video is part 4 (and final) of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Pole ...
This video is part 4 (and final) of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Pole Star) describes the process of finding, measuring, and reducing sights of Polaris (The North Star) to determine latitude at night in the northern hemisphere. Additionally, it talks about creating Universal Plotting Sheets for celestial fixes.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
Wikipedia (Polaris): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris
Where to buy the Universal Plotting Sheet (UPS): http://www.weems-plath.com/products/universal-plotting-sheet/
Detailed instructions on how to build a UPS. From "The Bridge Refresher Guidebook," guest authored by Captain Rich Asaro. http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/33/Universal-Plotting-Sheet-Construction
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
wn.com/Getting Started In Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)
This video is part 4 (and final) of the "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "Getting Started in Celestial Navigation," (The Pole Star) describes the process of finding, measuring, and reducing sights of Polaris (The North Star) to determine latitude at night in the northern hemisphere. Additionally, it talks about creating Universal Plotting Sheets for celestial fixes.
Here are some additional resources pertaining to this lesson:
Wikipedia (Polaris): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris
Where to buy the Universal Plotting Sheet (UPS): http://www.weems-plath.com/products/universal-plotting-sheet/
Detailed instructions on how to build a UPS. From "The Bridge Refresher Guidebook," guest authored by Captain Rich Asaro. http://www.scribd.com/doc/84172468/33/Universal-Plotting-Sheet-Construction
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229 (there are three example problems in this lesson).
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 23 May 2013
- views: 23091
William F. Buckley Jr. - Celestial Navigation Simplified N203DVD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:35
- Updated: 17 Oct 2012
- views: 8279
To order a copy of this video, please visit http://www.bennettmarine.com/boating_navigation.html
Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique progr...
To order a copy of this video, please visit http://www.bennettmarine.com/boating_navigation.html
Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial navigation ever. Mr. Buckley simply and clearly explains the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates on the finer points of GP (Geographical Position), GHA and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school! 39 min.
wn.com/William F. Buckley Jr. Celestial Navigation Simplified N203Dvd
To order a copy of this video, please visit http://www.bennettmarine.com/boating_navigation.html
Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial navigation ever. Mr. Buckley simply and clearly explains the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates on the finer points of GP (Geographical Position), GHA and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school! 39 min.
- published: 17 Oct 2012
- views: 8279
celestial Navigation made simple
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 22:32
- Updated: 01 Sep 2011
- views: 25897
- published: 01 Sep 2011
- views: 25897
Celestial Navigation Intro - Eugene Grossman
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 105:52
- Updated: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 816
Lecture 1 : Introduction to celestial Navigation Start
General Navigation Start at 02:55
Celestial Navigation start at 12:00
The Sextant 25:08
Sextant index er...
Lecture 1 : Introduction to celestial Navigation Start
General Navigation Start at 02:55
Celestial Navigation start at 12:00
The Sextant 25:08
Sextant index error 28:44
Dip Correction 31:25
Sun Correction 33:38
Refraction & Parallax 35:17
Time 39:32
LAN = Local Apparent Noon 48:47
Navigational Triangle 49:39
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Lecture 2 : 53:30 Latitude & Longitude at Noon.
wn.com/Celestial Navigation Intro Eugene Grossman
Lecture 1 : Introduction to celestial Navigation Start
General Navigation Start at 02:55
Celestial Navigation start at 12:00
The Sextant 25:08
Sextant index error 28:44
Dip Correction 31:25
Sun Correction 33:38
Refraction & Parallax 35:17
Time 39:32
LAN = Local Apparent Noon 48:47
Navigational Triangle 49:39
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Lecture 2 : 53:30 Latitude & Longitude at Noon.
- published: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 816
The train Celestial Navigation
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 19 Dec 2008
- views: 23681
F-0209 Celestial Navigation
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 16:16
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
- views: 11827
USN film on star navigation from 1942.
From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/research/ Please do not use f...
USN film on star navigation from 1942.
From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/research/ Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.
wn.com/F 0209 Celestial Navigation
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (The Sunline)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:37
- Updated: 19 Dec 2013
- views: 12477
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 2: The Sunline)
This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Going F...
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 2: The Sunline)
This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" works through two examples for obtaining a sunline, or a line of position from the sun.
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229.
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
*Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free written training materials pertaining to celestial navigation, also produced by the Navigation Training Channel group. http://www.scribd.com/cdnolan
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Here are a couple other great books to add to your library (list not all inclusive -- there are many awesome celestial books out there).
The Barefoot Navigator
http://www.amazon.com/The-Barefoot-Navigator-Jack-Lagan/dp/1574092324
Emergency Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Navigation-Improvised-No-Instrument-Methods/dp/0071481842/
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell (an awesome primer for the basic theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Nutshell-Seafarer-Books/dp/1574090585/
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Yachtsmen-Mary-Blewitt/dp/0070059284/
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (deals more with the math behind the theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-GPS-John-Karl/dp/0939837757/
Celestial Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Tom-Cunliffe-ebook/dp/B00EQ8J4I6/
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
wn.com/Going Further In Celestial Navigation (The Sunline)
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 2: The Sunline)
This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 2 of "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" works through two examples for obtaining a sunline, or a line of position from the sun.
Navigation Materials
All example problems in this course use the 1981 Training Nautical Almanac and HO229.
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
*Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free written training materials pertaining to celestial navigation, also produced by the Navigation Training Channel group. http://www.scribd.com/cdnolan
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Here are a couple other great books to add to your library (list not all inclusive -- there are many awesome celestial books out there).
The Barefoot Navigator
http://www.amazon.com/The-Barefoot-Navigator-Jack-Lagan/dp/1574092324
Emergency Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Navigation-Improvised-No-Instrument-Methods/dp/0071481842/
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell (an awesome primer for the basic theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Nutshell-Seafarer-Books/dp/1574090585/
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Yachtsmen-Mary-Blewitt/dp/0070059284/
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (deals more with the math behind the theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-GPS-John-Karl/dp/0939837757/
Celestial Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Tom-Cunliffe-ebook/dp/B00EQ8J4I6/
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
- published: 19 Dec 2013
- views: 12477
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (A Day with the Sun)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:16
- Updated: 15 Feb 2014
- views: 8177
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 4: A Day with the Sun)
This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "...
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 4: A Day with the Sun)
This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" features a vessel on passage from Grenada to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. We carry out the navigator's routine of the day for an entire day, featuring a morning sunline, the noon sight, an afternoon sunline, and a magnetic compass deviation check.
Please note: In the afternoon sunline example, I improperly noted the index error as -2.0 instead of -1.2. I covered it up with a digital title, so the math works correctly but the image is a bit messed up. Sorry!
Navigation Materials
The example problems in this episode use the 2014 nautical almanac, instead of the 1981 nautical almanac as usual.
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
*Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free written training materials pertaining to celestial navigation, also produced by the Navigation Training Channel group. http://www.scribd.com/cdnolan
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Here are a couple other great books to add to your library (list not all inclusive -- there are many awesome celestial books out there).
The Barefoot Navigator
http://www.amazon.com/The-Barefoot-Navigator-Jack-Lagan/dp/1574092324
Emergency Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Navigation-Improvised-No-Instrument-Methods/dp/0071481842/
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell (an awesome primer for the basic theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Nutshell-Seafarer-Books/dp/1574090585/
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Yachtsmen-Mary-Blewitt/dp/0070059284/
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (deals more with the math behind the theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-GPS-John-Karl/dp/0939837757/
Celestial Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Tom-Cunliffe-ebook/dp/B00EQ8J4I6/
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
Thanks for watching and for all the great comments with our two celestial navigation series. We'll start work on "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" in the next few months.
Regrettably, our sabbatical is ending this summer. Future videos will depend on our workload!
Special thanks to Kellee for all the help filming and math-checking during this series.
wn.com/Going Further In Celestial Navigation (A Day With The Sun)
Going Further in Celestial Navigation (Part 4: A Day with the Sun)
This video is part of the "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" video series.
Part 4 of "Going Further in Celestial Navigation" features a vessel on passage from Grenada to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. We carry out the navigator's routine of the day for an entire day, featuring a morning sunline, the noon sight, an afternoon sunline, and a magnetic compass deviation check.
Please note: In the afternoon sunline example, I improperly noted the index error as -2.0 instead of -1.2. I covered it up with a digital title, so the math works correctly but the image is a bit messed up. Sorry!
Navigation Materials
The example problems in this episode use the 2014 nautical almanac, instead of the 1981 nautical almanac as usual.
1. The 1981 Nautical Almanac
Hardcopy 1981 Training Nautical Almanac - http://www.amazon.com/The-Nautical-Almanac-1981-Training/dp/0914025260
*Note you can also download for free or minimal price online by searching google, for example https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/300803-the-nautical-almanac-1981-for-training-purposes-only. You can download it from lapware.com if you pay the monthly fee for access. Sidenote - lapware is an amazing training tool!
2. HO229 - Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation
Free download - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0013
3. Other materials of use
Free written training materials pertaining to celestial navigation, also produced by the Navigation Training Channel group. http://www.scribd.com/cdnolan
Free download of Bowditch (The American Practical Navigator) - http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode;=0002
USCG licensing website. This contains all the possible questions on USCG exams - http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/training/exams/deck/default.asp
The book I used to learn celestial navigation myself, and I think one of the best celestial navigation books out there, is "Common Sense Celestial Navigation" by Hewitt Schlereth - http://www.amazon.com/Commonsense-Celestial-Navigation-Hewitt-Schlereth/dp/0809272199
Here are a couple other great books to add to your library (list not all inclusive -- there are many awesome celestial books out there).
The Barefoot Navigator
http://www.amazon.com/The-Barefoot-Navigator-Jack-Lagan/dp/1574092324
Emergency Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Navigation-Improvised-No-Instrument-Methods/dp/0071481842/
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell (an awesome primer for the basic theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Nutshell-Seafarer-Books/dp/1574090585/
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Yachtsmen-Mary-Blewitt/dp/0070059284/
Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (deals more with the math behind the theory)
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-GPS-John-Karl/dp/0939837757/
Celestial Navigation
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-Tom-Cunliffe-ebook/dp/B00EQ8J4I6/
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, USCG cutterman (8 years) and US merchant mariner (500 ton Oceans). Currently on sabbatical aboard S/V Navigator.
Thanks for watching and for all the great comments with our two celestial navigation series. We'll start work on "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" in the next few months.
Regrettably, our sabbatical is ending this summer. Future videos will depend on our workload!
Special thanks to Kellee for all the help filming and math-checking during this series.
- published: 15 Feb 2014
- views: 8177
Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 2 - Horizon Coordinate System)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:55
- Updated: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 3820
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they a...
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
wn.com/Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 2 Horizon Coordinate System)
This is an old celestial navigation cartoon used by the Navy in training. Extremely useful and well done with good illustrations. While they are short, they are jam packed full of information presented in an easy to understand format.
- published: 03 Feb 2015
- views: 3820
Free Online Course for Celestial Navigation
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:48
- Updated: 05 Jan 2015
- views: 1967
This video provides an overview of the AstroNav Online Course, a free course open to the public, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
This video is part of a series...
This video provides an overview of the AstroNav Online Course, a free course open to the public, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
This video is part of a series that teaches celestial navigation using techniques that have been used for centuries. In this course, you will learn some basics needed to find your location using a sextant and elementary math.
This course is free and available to everyone, and should take less than two hours to complete.
The course is hosted by Vanderbilt University at:
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/astronav/
Footage of ship sailing comes from
www.youtube.com/user/AmericasPrivateer
Lynx – America’s Privateer
Footage of rough seas comes from
https://www.youtube.com/user/geoffmac...
Geoff Mackley
wn.com/Free Online Course For Celestial Navigation
This video provides an overview of the AstroNav Online Course, a free course open to the public, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
This video is part of a series that teaches celestial navigation using techniques that have been used for centuries. In this course, you will learn some basics needed to find your location using a sextant and elementary math.
This course is free and available to everyone, and should take less than two hours to complete.
The course is hosted by Vanderbilt University at:
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/astronav/
Footage of ship sailing comes from
www.youtube.com/user/AmericasPrivateer
Lynx – America’s Privateer
Footage of rough seas comes from
https://www.youtube.com/user/geoffmac...
Geoff Mackley
- published: 05 Jan 2015
- views: 1967
Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation (Windows on the World)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:03
- Updated: 19 Apr 2014
- views: 5774
This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series.
Part 1 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete 4 sextant adjustm...
This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series.
Part 1 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete 4 sextant adjustments, general celestial navigation accuracy, and manual calculations of computed height and azimuth.
Useful links:
A good video by another YouTuber regarding sextant adjustments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gUs3cLgx0
An excellent article by Ocean Navigator magazine regarding sextant adjustments:
http://www.oceannavigator.com/January-February-2003/Removing-Error/
A discussion on a sailing forum regarding celestial navigation accuracy (my view is that 3 miles is excellent, 15 miles is acceptable, and 30 miles indicates you generally are doing the right thing, but probably have some math errors):
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f121/acceptable-accuracy-in-celestial-navigation-53980.html
A book which has a great discussion of manual calculations of computed height and azimuth:
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-GPS-John-Karl/dp/0939837757
Our Practical Navigator website which hosts these videos and written works:
http://www.practicalnavigator.org
A cool website which hosts celestial navigation spreadsheets for direct calculations:
http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php
Discussion:
In this episode we begin with a very quick description of where you should be in terms of knowledge. If you are not up to speed, please review the "Getting Started" and "Going Further" video series on the Navigation Training Channel.
From there, we move on to sextant adjustments. Review the links above and the discussion in the video. Remember to use distant objects like sailboat masts when correcting for side and index error. I generally don't mess with my sextant too much (other than for this episode) since it is made of metal and I am very careful with it. If you have a plastic sextant you may need to make these adjustments more frequently. I believe that index error of less than 5 minutes is ok to remove mathematically, and index error is the most important one.
Lastly, we conclude with a discussion of manual calculations. These are useful in academic cases, or if you are more mathematically inclined and enjoy trigonometry. (There is a great line in a C.S. Forester Book - "The rake of the masts was as beautiful as a quadratic equation").
The key thing to remember is that you plot from the DR position when calculating directly. However if you want to practice, solve the sight as you normally would, but then also calculate the Hc and Azimuth directly, so you can compare to the tabular figures. Only in this case would you plot from the AP. Practice makes perfect here, and a programmable calculator helps immensely. John Karls book (above) has a great discussion on manual calcs. Also - as pointed out in the comments by pmh099; the web has several good programs (particularly in MS excel) for direct calculations. Check out their site at
http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php
for some worksheets, as well as a cool plotting tool for laying down LOPs!
Episode title comes from the quote: "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won't come in" Isaac Asimov.
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, US Coast Guard cutterman and merchant mariner (500 tons Oceans). Currently on sabbatical, returning to service in June 2014.
wn.com/Advanced Concepts In Celestial Navigation (Windows On The World)
This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series.
Part 1 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete 4 sextant adjustments, general celestial navigation accuracy, and manual calculations of computed height and azimuth.
Useful links:
A good video by another YouTuber regarding sextant adjustments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gUs3cLgx0
An excellent article by Ocean Navigator magazine regarding sextant adjustments:
http://www.oceannavigator.com/January-February-2003/Removing-Error/
A discussion on a sailing forum regarding celestial navigation accuracy (my view is that 3 miles is excellent, 15 miles is acceptable, and 30 miles indicates you generally are doing the right thing, but probably have some math errors):
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f121/acceptable-accuracy-in-celestial-navigation-53980.html
A book which has a great discussion of manual calculations of computed height and azimuth:
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Navigation-GPS-John-Karl/dp/0939837757
Our Practical Navigator website which hosts these videos and written works:
http://www.practicalnavigator.org
A cool website which hosts celestial navigation spreadsheets for direct calculations:
http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php
Discussion:
In this episode we begin with a very quick description of where you should be in terms of knowledge. If you are not up to speed, please review the "Getting Started" and "Going Further" video series on the Navigation Training Channel.
From there, we move on to sextant adjustments. Review the links above and the discussion in the video. Remember to use distant objects like sailboat masts when correcting for side and index error. I generally don't mess with my sextant too much (other than for this episode) since it is made of metal and I am very careful with it. If you have a plastic sextant you may need to make these adjustments more frequently. I believe that index error of less than 5 minutes is ok to remove mathematically, and index error is the most important one.
Lastly, we conclude with a discussion of manual calculations. These are useful in academic cases, or if you are more mathematically inclined and enjoy trigonometry. (There is a great line in a C.S. Forester Book - "The rake of the masts was as beautiful as a quadratic equation").
The key thing to remember is that you plot from the DR position when calculating directly. However if you want to practice, solve the sight as you normally would, but then also calculate the Hc and Azimuth directly, so you can compare to the tabular figures. Only in this case would you plot from the AP. Practice makes perfect here, and a programmable calculator helps immensely. John Karls book (above) has a great discussion on manual calcs. Also - as pointed out in the comments by pmh099; the web has several good programs (particularly in MS excel) for direct calculations. Check out their site at
http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php
for some worksheets, as well as a cool plotting tool for laying down LOPs!
Episode title comes from the quote: "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won't come in" Isaac Asimov.
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, US Coast Guard cutterman and merchant mariner (500 tons Oceans). Currently on sabbatical, returning to service in June 2014.
- published: 19 Apr 2014
- views: 5774
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION CHART PLOT and FIX.part3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:07
- Updated: 19 Mar 2012
- views: 8124
After filling out the sight form the Chart must be completed and the AP LAT&LONG; must be plotted,from that plot the Lines of position is drawn and the position,...
After filling out the sight form the Chart must be completed and the AP LAT&LONG; must be plotted,from that plot the Lines of position is drawn and the position, is determined for the fix..
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After filling out the sight form the Chart must be completed and the AP LAT&LONG; must be plotted,from that plot the Lines of position is drawn and the position, is determined for the fix..
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Celestial Navigation, Stars Finding - G.T.Rude (2006)
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- Duration: 44:00
- Updated: 10 Jan 2015
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Find North with the Stars - Orion – Celestial Navigation (Northern Hemisphere)
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- Duration: 10:15
- Updated: 11 Aug 2014
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Part 2 of the Celestial Navigation series! The constellation of Orion - How to recognize the constellation, how to locate it in the sky, and how to use it to fi...
Part 2 of the Celestial Navigation series! The constellation of Orion - How to recognize the constellation, how to locate it in the sky, and how to use it to find your directions.
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Part 2 of the Celestial Navigation series! The constellation of Orion - How to recognize the constellation, how to locate it in the sky, and how to use it to find your directions.
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Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation (A Globe Against the Stars)
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This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series.
Part 3 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete the calculations ...
This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series.
Part 3 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete the calculations necessary to determine lines of position from the moon. We end the Celestial Navigation Film Series with a 3-body fix example involving the Moon, Jupiter, and the star Sirius.
Useful links:
Help on finding the planets:
http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com
http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Planets-In-The-Night-Sky
Tonight's sky:
http://earthsky.org/tonight
Our Practical Navigator website which hosts these videos and written works:
http://www.practicalnavigator.org
A cool website which hosts celestial navigation spreadsheets for direct calculations:
http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php
Discussion:
In this episode we begin with a of how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth with his knowledge of celestial navigation, and how the moon is a unique body because of its proximity to Earth as well as its variability.
We then complete a sight of the Moon, taken from the US Coast Guard Celestial Navigation exam.
Finally, we conclude we a 3-body fix example involving the Moon, Jupiter, and the star Sirius. These sights were observed on my voyage from the Bahamas to Florida on April 3, 2014.
That ends the Celestial Navigation Film Series. For more learning, look for any celestial navigation books you can find, as well as searching the web for the many great resources that folks are working on.
The purpose of this series is not to take away from formal education or training programs, but rather to provide a basic overview, or refresher, as the case may be - with the end goal of increasing awareness of celestial navigation among modern mariners.
It has been a pleasure producing the series and interacting with the YouTube community. Look for more training films on this channel in the future.
Unfortunately for me, my sabbatical is coming to an end, and I'll be returning to work in the US Coast Guard. My new job is in Alameda, California, so it will be a busy summer (2014) getting out west and setting up a new home, but I hope to produce more films later this year.
Happy Navigating!
Some images from Can Stock Photo.
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, US Coast Guard cutterman and merchant mariner (500 tons Oceans). Currently on sabbatical, returning to service in June 2014.
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This video is part of the "Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation" film series.
Part 3 of "Advanced Concepts" deals with how to complete the calculations necessary to determine lines of position from the moon. We end the Celestial Navigation Film Series with a 3-body fix example involving the Moon, Jupiter, and the star Sirius.
Useful links:
Help on finding the planets:
http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com
http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Planets-In-The-Night-Sky
Tonight's sky:
http://earthsky.org/tonight
Our Practical Navigator website which hosts these videos and written works:
http://www.practicalnavigator.org
A cool website which hosts celestial navigation spreadsheets for direct calculations:
http://www.navigation-spreadsheets.com/introduction.php
Discussion:
In this episode we begin with a of how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth with his knowledge of celestial navigation, and how the moon is a unique body because of its proximity to Earth as well as its variability.
We then complete a sight of the Moon, taken from the US Coast Guard Celestial Navigation exam.
Finally, we conclude we a 3-body fix example involving the Moon, Jupiter, and the star Sirius. These sights were observed on my voyage from the Bahamas to Florida on April 3, 2014.
That ends the Celestial Navigation Film Series. For more learning, look for any celestial navigation books you can find, as well as searching the web for the many great resources that folks are working on.
The purpose of this series is not to take away from formal education or training programs, but rather to provide a basic overview, or refresher, as the case may be - with the end goal of increasing awareness of celestial navigation among modern mariners.
It has been a pleasure producing the series and interacting with the YouTube community. Look for more training films on this channel in the future.
Unfortunately for me, my sabbatical is coming to an end, and I'll be returning to work in the US Coast Guard. My new job is in Alameda, California, so it will be a busy summer (2014) getting out west and setting up a new home, but I hope to produce more films later this year.
Happy Navigating!
Some images from Can Stock Photo.
Produced and presented by Christopher D. Nolan, US Coast Guard cutterman and merchant mariner (500 tons Oceans). Currently on sabbatical, returning to service in June 2014.
- published: 21 Apr 2014
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Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 1 - Celestial Coordinate System)
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Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Marine Sextant)
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Celestial Navigation Math
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Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Noon Sight for Latitude)
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Celestial Navigation: Sextant Basics
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Find North with the Stars - Polaris & Ursa Major - Celestial Navigation
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Old Celestial Navigation Cartoon (Part 3 - Intercept)
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Getting Started in Celestial Navigation (The Pole Star)
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William F. Buckley Jr. - Celestial Navigation Simplified N203DVD
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F-0209 Celestial Navigation
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Endeavour: From Land to Sea (Australian National Maritime Museum)
Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
Sam's SVOP certification (similar to a Coxswain's certification) stood him in good stead when he first sailed on the Endeavour and on the current voyage he feels he has become much more proficient in terms of the effect of the wind on the sails, navigating according to the prevailing conditions and predicted weather patterns and being introduced to celestial navigation....
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va ... The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford now has a statue of its namesake to accompany its crew to sea. The sculpture was unveiled in an emotional ceremony that, in some ways, was more than a simple dedication ... ... His right hand holds a navigational sextant ... Lt ... "Today, we actually do a lot of training with sextants and training in celestial navigation because you don't require outside sensors or satellites," he said ... ....
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-- Not too long ago, the navigation devices we used to travel from one location to another were known as printed maps or celestial navigation sights. Today, while those devices still exist, the navigation device of choice is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver ... It was obvious there would be an immediate need for navigation equipment to support that mission....
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Basic navigation skills are under threat because of our increasing dependence on satnav technology, a leading expert has claimed. Satellite communication consultant Roger McKinlay, former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation, believes the world is losing its way due to over-reliance on navigation aids ... The US Navy has started to teach celestial navigation again as a back-up skill....
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(Source. United States Merchant Marine Academy). KINGS POINT, NY - Mar ... James A. Helis, USMS. Together with the vessel's sponsor, Mrs ... Under the command of Capt ... 'Midshipmen were able to hone their skills in terrestrial, electronic and celestial navigation, stand both navigational bridge watches and engineering watches and contribute to the overall capability of the ship through several drills and vessel specific exercises.' ... Mr. J ... ---....
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(Source. Florida Department of State). For Immediate Release ... Contact ... Dr ... R.A ... State archaeologists from the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research will present exhibits and information on dugout canoes and the state's underwater preserves program - 'Museums in the Sea', as well as a children's table featuring hands-on activities such as nautical knot tying, early celestial navigation, and reconstructing ceramic pots from fragments....
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(Source. The United States Navy) ... Commander, U.S ... The inaugural Innovation Jam, held aboard USS Essex (LHD 2), featured remarks from Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet; Vice Adm ... Lt. j.g ... Bill Hughes (OPNAV N96) so much that it committed $100,000 to prototype his Cosmogator, an automated celestial navigation system coupled with an atomic clock that would provide precision navigation and timing in a GPS-denied environment....
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Hirway reveals the first episode will be dropping March 23 and the plan is release episodes every Wednesday ... June 29, ‘Celestial Navigation’. Creator Aaron Sorkin always knew exactly how to infuse comedy into a dramatic show and that is on no better display than in “Celestial Navigation.” The framing device is Josh giving a lecture at Georgetown, which allows him to recap the previous week at the White House ... ....
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(Source. Carnival Corporation & plc) News Blog ... The cruises also include enrichment seminars focusing on photography, cooking, arts and crafts, social media and celestial navigation, along with a 1980s-themed 'Throwback Sea Day' and Q&A; sessions with shipboard personnel ... June through November ... Original Document ... (noodl....
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Many factors go into a family vacation, and what makes it great differs by family member. Seldom does one family agree so much on everything that any single vacation will satisfy everyone without any variance ... For those who like lots of activities aimed at adults, those ships exist as well ... Some ships even offer an occasional celestial navigation tutorial for those interested in learning more about how ships navigated before GPS ... ....
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(Source. Steve Chabot) ... Key Witness Testimony. ... 'Two examples of outstanding Navy SBIR/STTR contributions to our Military and our Nation are EMILY and Automated Celestial Navigation. ... · Trex Enterprises' Automated Celestial Navigation (ASN) system provides a solution in GPS-denied environments through a fully automated star tracker for imaging individual stars both day and night to enhance navigation capability ... Dr ... BACKGROUND. ... ### ... (noodl....
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