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Celestial navigation

technology Maturity 11-13

You can find your way with stars.

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Using sextant swing.gif
Look at the Sun or Moon. See how high they are in the sky. This helps you know where you are. It works on land and at sea. Can you find the stars tonight?

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File:Marine sextant.svg
Marine sextant.svg
File:Sun Moon (annotated).gif
Sun Moon (annotated).gif
File:Using sextant swing.gif
Using sextant swing.gif
File:Omega Chronometer Megaquartz f4.19 MHz.jpg
Omega Chronometer Megaquartz f4.19 MHz.jpg
File:180423-N-DL434-149 (27894845758).jpg
180423-N-DL434-149 (27894845758).jpg
File:Two ship's officers 'shoot' in one morning with the sextant, the sun altitude.jpg
Two ship's officers 'shoot' in one...
File:Problem of longitude.svg
Problem of longitude.svg
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