Astro Navigation Made Easy

A modern approach to astro navigation. It begins with a brief outline of the solar system and then presents a step-by-step guide to finding your position on the ocean, both with and without a pocket calculator for working out sun and star sights. There are colour illustrations to help novices.

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Here, at last, is a bright modern approach to astro navigation, for those wanting a little more than just a textbook to pass an exam. First there is a brief outline of the solar system and then a step by step guide to finding your position on the ocean, both with and without a pocket calculator for working out sun and star sights. Best of all are the outstanding colour illustrations to assist novices in star recognition. This book will prove a real boon to anyone struggling with lengthy sight reduction tables, and is a welcome modern addition to the subject.