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Celestial navigation: Why sailing by following the stars is enjoying a resurgence

Ken Gebhart, Jr., January 19, 2021January 19, 2021, Celestial Navigation, 0

For decades celestial navigation was seen as an increasingly archaic skill, but there is now a resurgence of interest...

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Navigating Space by the Stars

Ken Gebhart, Jr., January 11, 2021January 11, 2021, Celestial Navigation, 0

A tool that has helped guide sailors across oceans for centuries is now being tested aboard the International Space...

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Ocean Navigator: Celestial Navigation Series

Ken Gebhart, Jr., January 11, 2021January 11, 2021, Celestial Navigation, 0

UPDATED January 11, 2021 Ocean Navigator has produced an excellent celestial navigation series over the years. The latest series...

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Plotting an Emergency Fix from the Sun

Ken Gebhart, Jr., April 4, 2020January 12, 2021, Celestial Navigation, General Interest, 1

The emergency here is twofold. First you have lost all electronic navigation, and secondly you don’t know how to...

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Ode to Celestial Navigation

Ken Gebhart, Jr., March 23, 2020March 23, 2020, Celestial Navigation, General Interest, 0

A tragic tale I do confess I put my faith in GPS Then one day screen went black I...

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Field-Expedient Celestial Navigation

Steven Carleton, March 8, 2020March 8, 2020, Celestial Navigation, 0

Reproduced below is an article I wrote that accompanied a talk at the winter Wilderness Medicine Society meeting in...

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Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age

Ken Gebhart, Jr., March 1, 2020March 1, 2020, Celestial Navigation, 0

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION IN THE GPS AGE by John Karl Its been a long time since we’ve seen a completely...

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Why Celestial Navigation?

Ken Gebhart, Jr., January 30, 2020January 30, 2020, Celestial Navigation, 0

Celestial Navigation is seen today in a different light than before GPS became affordable and ubiquitous. Yes, it is...

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What is a Sextant?

Ken Gebhart, Jr., January 30, 2020January 30, 2020, Celestial Navigation, 0

A Sextant is an instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the...

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What is Celestial Navigation?

Ken Gebhart, Jr., January 30, 2020January 30, 2020, Celestial Navigation, 0

Celestial navigation is the use of angular measurements (sights) between celestial bodies and the visible horizon to locate one’s position in the...

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Celestial navigation: Why sailing by following the stars is enjoying a resurgence

Navigating Space by the Stars

Ocean Navigator: Celestial Navigation Series

Plotting an Emergency Fix from the Sun

Ode to Celestial Navigation

Field-Expedient Celestial Navigation

Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age

Why Celestial Navigation?

What is a Sextant?

What is Celestial Navigation?

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