Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot (2007)

A look at celestial navigation in a manner that is easy to understand, de-mystifies the subject and clearly explains the various methods of navigation using all celestial bodies - what they do and how they work. Subjects covered include: review of coastal piloting techniques, magnetic compass rose, triangulating with known landmarks, nautical chart plotting, position by latitude and longitude, nautical and air almanac, the sun noon shot, intercept method on plotting sheets, zenith distance, GP, GHA and LAN.