At last! An enjoyable and
painless way to learn the art of celestial navigation. William F. Buckley, Jr., working
primarily with the sunsight, gives you his own step-by-step procedure for navigation: a
vintage distillation of his 35 years of sailing experience (including Atlantic crossings).Artfully designed computer graphics illustrate and clarify each step on the
way, making this one of the best and easiest learning programs ever devised for such a
complex subject.
Once youve finished this video, the perferct companion to it
is our #203: Celestial Navigation with the Air Almanac, which contains official USN training footage and for more detailed
instruction on how to use a sextant (plus a Sun NoonShot Worksheet) you should also
include in your video library our #303: Celestial Navigation, the Sun Noonshot
Subjects Mr. Buckley cover include:
- The Sextant
- GP (Geographical Position)
- G.H.A. (Greenwich Hour Angle) and L.H.A. (Local Hour Angle)
- G.M.T. (Greenwich Mean Time)
- The Celestial Triangle
- Sight Reduction Tables
- Declination
- Sextant Errors
- Dip
- Correction Factors
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