Celestial Navigation Student Workbook, 3rd Edition 2017

Reference: HM-CN-WB

Condition: New product

*** Discontinued, circa 2019-2020

Written by Art Tuttle

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction

Module 1
Terrestrial Foundations for Ocean Navigation
Earth Coordinate System	1-1
Time Zones	1-5
Estimated Time of Arrival Problems	1-8
Module 1 Questions/Problem	1-11
Module 1 Answer	1-14

Module 2
A Little Nautical Astronomy
Major and Minor Motions of the Earth	2-1
The Stars	2-3
The Solas System	2-4
The Earth and the Moon	2-6
The Celestial Sphere and Apparent Motion	2-8
Module 2 Questions/Problems	2-9
Module 2 Answers	2-12

Module 3
The Celestial Equator Coordinate System
Refrence Points for Celestial System Coordinates	3-1
The First Point of Aries	3-4
Relationship Between Hour Angles	3-5
Module 3 Questions/Problems	3-10
Module 3 Answers	3-13

Module 4
The Horizon Coordinate System
Framework of the Horizon Coordinate System	4-1
Coordinates in the Horizon System	4-2
Procedure for Converting Azimuth Angle "Z" to Azimuth "Zn"	4-4
Module 4 Questions/Problem	4-7
Module 4 Answers	4-9