Welcome to the NavList Message Boards.

NavList:

A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding

Compose Your Message

Message:αβγ
Message:abc
Add Images & Files
    Name or NavList Code:
    Email:
       
    Reply
    Re: Navigation stars and a pyramid
    From: David Pike
    Date: 2025 Apr 12, 02:47 -0700

    Wow!  It took me a long time to work out.  Bear in mind I’ve still not had time to stabilise Stellarium on my PC.   I knew it had to be something to do with the Celestial Sphere and Frank’s love for the tricks you can perform with Orion’s belt.  A line up from Alnilam through Meissa is very nearly a Celestial Sphere Meridian of SHA 276 (2015).  With Polaris to your left, you must be looking very roughly east.  If your latitude was 90N the 276SHA line would go straight up.  If you were at the Equator the 276SHA line would lie horizontally.  Therefore, your latitude must be the angle the SHA276 line makes with the horizon.  From my poor attempt at computer graphics the pyramids latitude must be around 19N give or take a couple of degrees.  Photo ident confirms the pyramid is indeed El Castllo (20 41’N 088 35’W) and we are looking more or less exactly due east (T). DaveP

    Kermit
    I’ve purposely not opened your link yet, but unless you know exactly which time the light at the top gets flashed on and off, I can’t see how you can get longitude without winning the Longitude Prize.  I’ve been investigating a trick for getting longitude from Kochab, and invariably when you get down to the small print, you gotta have a watch. DaveP

    File:


       
    Reply
    Browse Files

    Drop Files

    NavList

    What is NavList?

    Join / Get NavList ID Code

    Name:
    (please, no nicknames or handles)
    Email:
    Do you want to receive all group messages by email?
    Yes No

    A NavList ID Code guarantees your identity in NavList posts and allows faster posting of messages.

    Retrieve a NavList ID Code

    Enter the email address associated with your NavList messages. Your NavList code will be emailed to you immediately.
    Email:

    Email Settings

    NavList ID Code:

    Custom Index

    Subject:
    Author:
    Start date: (yyyymm dd)
    End date: (yyyymm dd)

    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site