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Re: Astronomy and Celestial Navigation
From: Cliff Sojourner
Date: 2006 Jun 12, 22:12 -0700
From: Cliff Sojourner
Date: 2006 Jun 12, 22:12 -0700
Guy Schwartz wrote: > Maybe this topic can deflect our attention from web lists back to > navigation. > > Before I purchased my sail boat and got interested in celestial > navigation, I was interested in astronomy. > I currently have a 14' Meade SCT. I have my scope set up in a > permanent observatory that has a roll > off roof. I wonder how many of the list participant are also into > astronomy? In addition was it astronomy that got you interested > in Cel Nav or was it Cel nav that got you interested in astronomy? > interesting question... to me they are separate hobbies, from different paths. cel nav for me comes from mathematics first, navigation second, marine operations third. observational astronomy for me comes from camping and general science interest. but I prefer to "do" astronomy and cosmology by reading indoors at bad viewing times like stormy winter evenings. for the record I have a 6" reflector and an Astra IIIB.
