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Accuracy seems to be in the eye of the beholder.  What about the required
level of accuracy and the best method to use to determine your position.

In the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from anything, an error of
five nautical miles seems insignificant.  Close to shore, even one tenth of
a mile is significant.  Is the sextant an "off shore" device that should be
used only when high accuracy is not required?  A what point does one switch
from off shore to near shore navigation devices?

I'd like to think that my own interest in celestial navigation is something
other than a hobby studying out-of-date technology.  Is there a practical
side to celestial navigation and the sextant that is similar to practical
coastal navigation?

George Istok
Senior Consultant
Signal Hill Consultants, Inc.

   

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