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Re: Cel nav in space
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2005 Jan 3, 23:53 -0500
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2005 Jan 3, 23:53 -0500
On Jan 3, 2005, at 6:17 PM, Bill wrote: > What reference points and coordinate system(s) are used for navigation > of > spacecraft within our solar system, e.g. Earth to Moon, Earth to Mars, > or > potentially planet-to-planet, not including Earth? > > What reference points and coordinate system(s) are proposed for > interstellar, intergalactic travel. How would Captain James Kirk et al > navigate their way through the universe? > > Thanks > > Bill Bill, There are some threads on this in the archives as far as solar system navigation is concerned. I have never seen interstellar navigation discussed; my impression is that people haven't worried about that problem too much yet. For near Earth navigation, a geo-centric coordinate system is used, with radar ranging to get distance from the earth. I can't remember what "horizon" was proposed for this. For interplanetary stuff, my memory fails me as to coordinate system and "horizon." Fred