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Re: Celestial Navigation in the British Royal Navy
From: Michael Bradley
Date: 2020 May 4, 07:22 -0700
From: Michael Bradley
Date: 2020 May 4, 07:22 -0700
David, you wrote:
'The BBC TV Documentary ‘Britain’s Largest Warship s02e03’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uye3En8jam0 (at 19 minutes to 21 minutes) shows Celestial Navigation training in the British Royal Navy.'
.....That's my sextant, or at least one of the collection - check out the cheapo fat x6 Celestron monocular on a classy recent Cassens and Path frame, completely unsuitable for trainees, except perhaps for sun sights from the bridge wing of an aircraft carrier ....
Good navigating
Michael Bradley
