NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
Re: Navigation by star charts
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2025 Jul 30, 03:04 -0700
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2025 Jul 30, 03:04 -0700
Hello!
My first very rough estimate was calculated from the coordinats of the zenith (about in the middle part of the star chart). I got 40°S; 150°W. But this is a very approximate result, because the true zenith is not in the geometric center of the eliptic picture of the chart.
Then I used stars which are located close to the horizon to get the position lines. Results are: 20°…25°S; 151°…155°W. My guess: the location is ILES MARIA (French Polynesia).
Modris Fersters
