The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator (Spiral-bound)

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Product Description

An all-in-one navigation toolbox.

The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator combines all the tables and almanac data needed for navigation at sea in one compact, durable book!

Specifically designed for the occasional, unpracticed celestial navigator, this single convenient book contains all the essential tables, astronomical data, and explanations for predicting and reducing observations made at sea, to find your position and bearing quickly and easily in a pinch:

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a book on astronomical navigation *
a nautical almanac good for 5 years *
worldwide sight-reduction tables *
a star finder

It also provides numerical examples to illustrate the methods and tables described.

Everything you need but the sextant.

Still a source of pride and respect, the ancient skill of celestial navigation has reliably guided seafarers for centuries. When voyaging far beyond landmarks, when your electronic navigation fails, "steering by the stars" can guide you safely to your destination.

From the Back Cover

"A practical, convenient, and economical solution for the mariner who wants a backup system to GPS that contains all the essential instructions and data."--Foundation for the Art of Navigation

Your All-in-One Navigational Toolkit

The ancient skill of celestial navigation has reliably guided seafarers for centuries and is still a source of pride and respect among mariners. In this era of electronic navigation, it remains the perfect backup system, enabling you to determine your position if the GPS malfunctions or your boat loses electrical power.

Specifically designed for the novice or rusty celestial navigator, The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator replaces $300 worth of guides and almanacs traditionally required by celestial navigators, and includes a star finder; a five-year nautical almanac (2003 - 2007) for determining precise star, sun, moon, or planet locations at the time of sighting; and sight reduction tables for crunching the numbers and producing a fix anywhere in the world.

"The only complete self-contained work available. When your electronic navigation fails, 'steering by the stars' will guide you safely to your destination."--Sydney Afloat (Australia) --This text refers to an alternate Spiral-bound edition.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 176 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070071101
• ISBN-13: 978-0070071100
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 130 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,099,348 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't know your stars you will! once you buy!, December 28, 2001

By	"rowanwolfe" (FPO, AE United States) - See all my reviews

Even if you new to the stars, you will no longer be in the dark! This book guides you through it all. It lays open allowing you to see what it is you are looking at and doing, great for both the novice & the all knowing. I enjoyed it just on the porch so when I used it underway at sea it was just as wonderful! Very much worth the price this book has it all!

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE book to have onboard for celestial navigation, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

This book has it all, almanac, tables, starfinder, in short, everything need to do sight reductions. A fantastic value !

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect compilation, July 21, 2005

By	Oliver Wagner (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator : Includes 2003-2007 Nautical Almanac (Spiral-bound)

As another reader already said - this is not a book for beginners. For someone interested in learning celestial navigation, one would like more background information.

But if you already into navigation with a pocket calculator or computer based and want to have an idea how a table based method works to realize how much easier it is with the calculator, this book is perfect for you.

Last but not least, this book is perfect as a backup system when a lightning destroyed all your electronic devices.