Sentences with phrase «of celestial navigation»

So advanced in fact, that around a decade ago they stopped training Navy service members in the fine art of celestial navigation.

Making this measurement is known as taking a sight and it is an essential part of celestial navigation.

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He's a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation.

Using celestial navigation, an intimate knowledge of tides and currents, and following the flight patterns of birds, their reach...

But because a second defined in that way fails to account for the slowing of Earth's rotation, it wreaked havoc with celestial navigation, which in the 1960s was still guiding ships across the globe.

It's no wonder GPS has rapidly made its way into the navigation stations of recreational boats and commercial ships alike, replacing older electronic navigation systems as well as celestial navigation.

The Chandler wobble also affects celestial navigation, since the latitude does change over a period of 14 months.

Peter Ifland Peter Ifland, Cmdr. USNR (retired), Ph.D., is author of Taking the Stars: Celestial Navigation from Argonauts to Astronauts and a worldwide lecturer on navigation and instruments.

Being one of the oldest branches of natural science, astronomy is diversified into celestial navigation astrometry, observational astronomy, and calendar - making, but professionals working in this field consider it to be a synonym for astrophysics.

Peter started sailing at 26 around Europe and has since completed a 5 - year circumnavigation of the world using only celestial navigation (no GPS on that trip!)

Overview: This course offers a comprehensive overview of all forms of navigation exclusive of celestial.

Saturday, June 2, 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Sailing canoe rides for all ages, picture story boards and «talk story» opportunities with race team members (some who sailed the Hokule`a) about celestial navigation and the history of the Hawaiian sailing canoes.

Sailing canoe rides for all ages, picture story boards and «talk story» opportunities with race team members (including former Hōkūle`a crew members) about celestial navigation and the history of the Hawaiian sailing canoes.

Brandon Neubauer's installation is inspired by the history of sailing and celestial navigation.

As in celestial navigation, the more «lines of position,» the tighter the resulting area on the chart.

But when the military began launching GPS satellites in the 1970s, it was the beginning of the end for celestial navigation.

: As all dates are + / - 2.5 billion years, the author strongly advises against using this chronology for purposes of exegesis, carbon - 14 dating or celestial navigation.

(6) Any vehicle used or designed for flight or navigation in space and on the registry of the United States pursuant to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies and the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space, while that vehicle is in flight, which is from the moment when all external doors are closed on Earth following embarkation until the moment when one such door is opened on Earth for disembarkation or in the case of a forced landing, until the competent authorities take over the responsibility for the vehicle and for persons and property aboard.