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A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
From: John Brown
Date: 2013 Apr 5, 01:46 -0700
I like Burton's 4-figure tables and the versine formula - also the compact version of these in Reed's Astro Navigation Tables. With a good pro forma this method is fast and simple.
I also like Mike Pepperday's S Table, which is compact, only nine A5 size pages, plus a very good explanation in the introduction. The pro forma can also be conveniently used to record calculator steps.
I find my TI-30XA calculator really easy to use, but if I am feeling lazy I fire up Starpilot on my TI-89.
I agree with all the criticisms of the NAO 'short' method. I find it hard to believe that any navigator has used this in preference to the many alternatives.
Regards
John
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