Celestial navigation has never been easier.The modern mariner can be too modern for his own good, particularly when he's a thousand miles offshore and his expensive electronic navigation systems are disabled by lightning. That's where CELESTIAL NAVIGATION MADE EASY comes in. Beginning with a brief outline of the solar system, the longtime blue-water sailor Francois Meyrier provides a step-by-step guide to finding your position on the ocean, both with and without a pocket calculator. Meyrier's ingenious method calls for only elementary math, so there is no need for lengthy sight reductions. Clear, carefully drawn illustrations will help orient novices, and provide a crucial brush-up for old salts. Chapters cover the sextant, weather, longitude and latitude, basic trigonometry, azimuth, meridian, troubleshooting, exercises and answers, and a chart of star locations. No sailor should be without CELESTIAL NAVIGATION MADE EASY. From the Back Cover Here at last, is a bright modern approach to celestial navigation, for those wanting a little more than just a textbook to pass an exam.Beginning with a brief outline of the solar system, the author provides a step-by-step guide to finding your position on the ocean, both with and without a pocket calculator for working out sights. And to assist novices in star recognition, the outstanding color illustrations will prove a real boon.This book: is a straightforward how-to-do-it guide; requires only elementary math; contains outstanding illustrations to assist with star recognition; provides logical step-by-step guidance on position fixing; will replace the need to carry heavy almanacs on board. About the Author TK from Tom McCarthy
