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Re: Early Land Navigation.
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2015 Feb 9, 10:54 -0800
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2015 Feb 9, 10:54 -0800
Frank,
Some advice please.
How would early inland explorers/navigators determined a noon latitude when the sun was too far south ,for instance, making the use of an artificial horizon impractical.
I currently use a fence at home during the summer months but carrying a fence around the countryside is also impractical, plus the neighbors might object.
Excuse the ignorance but my knowledge of celestial nav is rather limited.
Frank A.
33.53S 121.53E 2015 Local/Mon or there abouts.
A star passing the meridian will provide Latitude just fine. Lots of bright stars to choose from down under. How about Sirus and Canopus.
Greg Rudzinski