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                                 Useful links for students of the gentle art Celestial Navigation!
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A few good boats
 A great philosophical view of celestial nav- and musical too!
The online nautical almanac  
Get your almanac pages here - and much more!
www.learntonavigate.com
 International Navigation School - (Canadian) - courses and links
Celestial Navigation Fundamentals
 Another useful approach to the subject - good diagrams.
This whole site has much useful information - check it out!
Navigator 4.1 software
 Interesting - take a look!
Mary Blewitt

Highly Recommended Reading:

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen by Mary Blewitt

Edition 11th ed
ISBN 0713646233
Format Paperback, Paperback, C format 80 pages. 216 x 138 mm.
Illustrations 38 Line Drawings.

There is a vital need for traditional skills when things go wrong at sea: batteries can fail, aerials go overboard, and electronics often get wet. This edition contains worked examples related to the current nautical almanac and air tables.
Navigation By Simulous
By Arthut Piver
 A simple method which enables any sailor to work out with very little trouble or knowledge his exact position at sea at noon.
A short guide to celestial navigation
 Another view of the technique - good links too
Marine Navigation Calculator
 All kinds of on-line calculators!
Celestial navigation Net
 A comprehensive link to the world of celestial nav - a webmistress's view!
The American Practical Navigator
 The complete volume on line!
Oak Bay Sailing School Astro Course
 Links to Oak Bay Sailing school Celestial Navigation home study material
Sight Reduction Tables HO 249
 get your sight reduction tables here!