How to Navigate Using the Stars
Here Are Some Basic Steps for Star Navigation in Each Hemisphere: Know Your Constellations. Celestial Navigation Relies Heavily on the Position and Movement of...
Here are some basic steps for star navigation in each hemisphere:
- Know Your Constellations. Celestial navigation relies heavily on the position and movement of the constellations. …
- Find the North Star. …
- Find the Southern Cross. …
- Find East and West. …
- Determine Your Latitude. …
- Calculate Your Longitude. …
- Use Your Resources.
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In fact finding direction using the stars is much quicker and easier than using a compass. It is also a lot more fun. To navigate using the stars all we need do is find a star that is directly above the place we want to get to and it will point exactly the right direction for us, from quarter of the globe away.
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