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Long Term Almanac 2000-2050: For the Sun and Selected Stars With Concise Sight Reduction Tables, 2nd Edition Paperback – October 1, 2008

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  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: Starpath Publications (October 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0914025104
  • ISBN-13: 978-0914025108
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.2 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsLong term Solution, but Not 100% as accurate as Current Almanac
By Peter on March 6, 2013
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If you are reading this I assume you are an aficionado of the venerable arts of navigation. No doubt you own a sextant or two, and maybe a chronometer, and a few other antique goodies like I do. But in this day and age these things are no longer necessary for navigation. Not even in emergency situations. Not when everyone has a cell phone with GPS built in. You would be better off finding a solar charger for your cell phone to cope with emergencies than relying on celestial navigation with a sextant and a set of tables. If it gets so bad you can't get any GPS cell phone to work, you are in deep, and you had better be able to figure out how to navigate like the ancient polynesians.... with no special equipment... which perhaps you already have done because you are a student of the old art or you wouldn't be reading about this almanac.

For those of us who still keep the old art alive out of a sense of curiosity or personal enjoyment we need a solution to keeping the necessary data around to reduce our sights. This book is a good step in that direction. It is easy to skip buying a new Nautical Almanac each year just so you can do a handful of practice sights. With this long term almanac you won't have to worry about not having the data on hand.

However this almanac's method does allow a certain amount of error to creep in, which is pointed out in the book. So be it. I am happy that someone has gone tot he trouble to create a long term solution, and the errors are small.

If you want or really need more precision; or if you are just learning to handle a sextant and want to know that the errors are introduced by you the operator, not the books, you will have to buy a current nautical almanac and the appropriate sight reduction tables.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat reference for backup navigation
By Paul Fithian on February 27, 2013
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Aside from an intellectual interest, celestial navigation has been relegated to a robust backup for offshore position determination. It will never be able to match the precision, speed, and ease use we all enjoy from our GPS units.

Celestial is what you need to know in case your GPS fails and you cannot see land. You can't get to your destination unless you know where you are.

Kolbe's LTA enables determination of the sun/star positions for navigation until the year 2050 as well as the formulas and tables for sight reduction. it is an ideal reference for both experienced and new celestial navigators, since it does not need annual updating like the traditional Nautical Almanac. This single, compact book, a sextant, a good watch, and a chart are all that is needed to determine your position anywhere on earth, anytime you can see the horizon and sun or stars.

If you are new to celestial navigation, buy this instead of the Nautical Almanac and the sight reduction tables HO 229 or HO 249.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA concise, well laid out book
By FuzzyKitten on February 16, 2012
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This book is a a paperback and somewhat smaller in size and thickness than I envisioned yet is well made and it contains everything inside as advertised. There's enough margin at the spine to easily photo copy work pages as needed. Keep in mind that although this is a long term astronomic almanac it is not, nor is it titled as, a nautical almanac and some of the material included in nautical almanacs is missing. This book gives everything needed to reduce a sight in basic manner and would be a great addition if all one had or kept was a single years almanac for emergency navigation. It does include a basic star chart of the northern and southern hemisphere. This book has no index in the back so no quick references.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent!
By sean c. on January 3, 2014
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Quite slimmer than I expected, which is a good thing. Fits nicely in my nav bag. Contains everything one needs to reduce Sun and selected star sights. Very accurate (I checked against USNO ICE software.) Couldn't get much better. Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGet the Paperback
By Roger on June 22, 2014
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I got the Hardcover at first and I feel its not as practical as the paperback. The Hardcover adds also a bit of size and this brings me to the only issue I have with this. I wish it was much smaller. There is so much white space on each page and I bet it's possible to shrink it down to the size of a passport and stick it in the Sextant box where it belongs and make Celestial Navigation a bit more practical.
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5.0 out of 5 starsLong Term Almanac 2000-2050
By Russell Michael on June 20, 2011
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The book is organized well and is easy to follow. A good reference as well as a good way to brush up on some old skills. A very good reference to have for just in case situation as well as fun to check against practice work for confidence in future emergencies.
Note I am not a professional Navigator or mariner but have a fond love for celestial navigation. I am always looking for methods that are clear and easy to use in any application. As a construction manager for large projects clear and concise is the best way to communicate and accomplish the task. This book fits the bill.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDoes what it says
By Roger on April 11, 2014
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It's a book full of tables and numbers. Anyone interested in this stuff probably knows what they're getting themselves into. If you've got a Sextant, all you're interested in is Sight Reduction and are comfortable with using slightly different process then this is the one book to get.

@Author: I think the book can be made even smaller by eliminating a lot of the white space and a slightly smaller font. It'd be fantastic if I could store the book in the Sextant box.
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