Celestial Navigation with William F. Buckley, Jr.

[Tory Salvia]

Celestial Navigation with William F. Buckley, Jr.
Duration: 39 minutes
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This video takes on the challenge of simplifying celestial navigation. Buckley gives the viewer just enough concept but sticks primarily to the procedure, like a chef explaining the steps in a recipe. Buckley demonstrates the following steps:
1. Take a Sight of the sun with your sextant.
2. Get your Geographical Position from the Air Almanac.
3. Select an Apparent Position along a line of latitude.
4. Refer to the Sight Reduction Tables to draw a Line of Position.
5. Plot your Exact Position.

ABOUT WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR.
William F. Buckley, Jr. was an American conservative author and commentator, founder of National Review magazine, host of the long-running political TV show, Firing Line, and author of more than fifty books. He was also a passionate and experienced sailor. For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley_Jr.

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TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ApJQmBBbo

[pcmm]

Do you also supply PDF's of the worksheet for his method of sight reduction?

[Tory Salvia]

We don't have access to the original spreadsheets but here are some useful links...
The Air Almanac courtesy U.S. Naval Observatory
aa.usno.navy.mil/publications/docs/aira.php

Interactive Spreadsheets for Celestial Navigation
navigation-spreadsheets.com/
navigation-spreadsheets.com/uploads/manual.pdf