Product Details

• Actors: Gene Grossman, Paul Miller
• Directors: Gene Pasquini
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Magic Lamp Productions
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1989
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 1882629299
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #705,343 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This DVD program was reviewed side-by-side with William F. Buckley's title on the same subject. Both received high ratings, but the final comments were as to length and vocabulary: Mr. Buckley's title is only 40 minutes long, while Mr. Grossman's is a full two hours. Additionally, the reviewer suggested that a viewer keep a dictionary handy for Mr. Buckley's program and concluded that the viewers might be better off with the non-celebrity's title (Mister Grossman's). --Boating Magazine

Product Description

This DVD is a plain-English explanation of the fascinating and useful subject of Celestial Navigation. In the first lecture, Gene Grossman explains what Celestial Navigation is, how it works, and how to use the Nautical Almanac to navigate around the world. In the Second Lecture, Paul Miller, of the American Sailing Academy, shows how to hold, adjust and read the sextant, and takes you through the completion of a Sun Noon Shot, stet-by-step. Every term in the Celestial Navigation glossary is explained, so that you will not only be able to 'walk the walk,' but you will also be able to 'talk the talk.' When you are finished with this DVD you will be ready to go on to your next step in the learning process, by viewing Gene's DVD on Celestial Navigation at Night, using the Stars, Moon and Planets. See all the titles available to help you navigate around the world at CelestialNavigation.com

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Celestial Navigation, May 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Celestial Navigation - the Noon Shot (Safe Boating Series) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a poor investment in learning this skill. The author does little to take advantage of the media i.e. the use of graphics or other aids you would expect in a video are used very little. Instead the author and associates are in front of you teaching this difficult subject in a conversational manner.