“Solving the Puzzle of Celestial Navigation” Part 1-Table of Contents
Chapter 1- Introduction to Celestial Navigation
Chapter 2- General Concepts
Chapter 3- Sextant Basics
Chapter 4- Latitude and Longitude by Local Apparent Noon
Local Apparent Noon Summary
Local Apparent Noon Work Forms
Entering Data given in problem to LAN Work Form
Corrected Zone Time LAN for Dead Reckoning Position at Noon
Measurements
Sextant Corrections
Zenith Distance
Greenwich Mean Time LAN
Declination
Calculations by Situation
GHA and Longitude based on LAN
Correction Factors
Universal Plotting Sheets
Solar Time
Equation of Time
Chapter 5- Sunset, Sunrise, Civil Twilight, and Nautical Twilight based on your position
Chapter 6- Latitude by Polaris
General Information on Polaris
Polaris Work Form
Sample Problem for Polaris
Data Entry for Polaris Work Form
Sextant Corrections
Meridian Time Difference
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Hour Angle and Local Hour Angle for Aries
Corrections and Latitude Calculation
Plotting Polaris
“Solving the Puzzle of Celestial Navigation” Part 2. Table of Contents:
Chapter 1- Arc Intercept Method
Reference Material
Chapter 2- Sun, Moon, Planet Reduction
Work Forms
Reduction of the Sun
Sun Problem
Completing Data Section of Work Form
Determination of GMT Sun
Sextant Corrections
GHA and LHA Sun
How to Determine Assumed Longitude
Declination of the Sun
Summary of Correction Factors
Sight Reduction using HO229
Rounding and Significant Figures
Hci and Hc
Zn if South Latitude or North Latitude
Difference between Z and Zn
Calculation of Intercept
Plotting of LOP Sun
Reduction of Jupiter
Completing Data Section of Work Form
Determination of GMT Jupiter
Sextant Corrections
GHA and LHA Jupiter
How to Determine Assumed Longitude
Declination Jupiter
Sight Reduction using HO229
Plotting Jupiter LOP
Venus and Mars
Moon Reduction
Moon Problem
Completing Data Section of Work Form
Determination of GMT
Sextant Corrections
GHA and LHA Moon
How to find Assumed Position
Declination of Moon
Sight Reduction using HO229
Intercept for Moon
Plotting Moon LOP
Chapter 3-Star Reduction
Star Work Form
Star Problem
Entering Data Section of Work Form
Sextant Corrections
Determination of Greenwich Mean Time
GHA and LHA Stars
Determination of Assumed Position
Declination Star
Sight Reduction using HO229
Intercept
Plotting LOP Star
Chapter 4- DMA Plotting Sheets and Dead Reckoning Plotting
Chapter 5- Running Fix Plotting
Chapter 6- Compass Calibration
Chapter 7- Gnomonic vs Mercator Charts