On Apr 4, 2:57 pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
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On Apr 4, 8:57 am, "Jim" wrote:
More importantly - can anyone list a website that explains:

1. how \ where to find those 57 stars and
2. how to use them for navigation

I was only aware of polaris, the southern cross and orion's belt as
navigational stars.

Get a copy of Bowditch
The American Practical Navigator.

Joe

Or read it athttp://www.irbs.com/bowditch/

For a student working on a class project I agree.

For a sailor it's not the same, any sailor worth his salt has a copy
of bowditch aboard.

Joe

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On Apr 4, 2:57 pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
wrote:
On Apr 4, 8:57 am, "Jim" wrote:
More importantly - can anyone list a website that explains:

1. how \ where to find those 57 stars and
2. how to use them for navigation

I was only aware of polaris, the southern cross and orion's belt as
navigational stars.

Get a copy of Bowditch
The American Practical Navigator.

Joe

Or read it athttp://www.irbs.com/bowditch/

For a student working on a class project I agree.

For a sailor it's not the same, any sailor worth his salt has a copy
of bowditch aboard.

Joe



Even if they don't carry, or know how to use, a sextant. Right? ;-)

On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:15:34 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
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Even if they don't carry, or know how to use, a sextant. Right? ;-)

There's a lot in there other than celestial.

On Apr 4, 6:54 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:15:34 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
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Even if they don't carry, or know how to use, a sextant. Right? ;-)

There's a lot in there other than celestial.

Indeed Wayne, it's one of my treasured items passed down in the
family.
And if you want to learn celestial, you will not find a better
publication.

As I said, and KLC shows, any sailor worth his salt has a copy of
bowditch aboard.

Joe

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On Apr 4, 6:54 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:15:34 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

Even if they don't carry, or know how to use, a sextant. Right? ;-)

There's a lot in there other than celestial.

Indeed Wayne, it's one of my treasured items passed down in the
family.
And if you want to learn celestial, you will not find a better
publication.

As I said, and KLC shows, any sailor worth his salt has a copy of
bowditch aboard.

Joe


Ain't much salt in the Great Lakes. But I also didn't say that I didn't have
a copy, did I? Cute dig, though.

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On Apr 4, 6:54 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:15:34 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

Even if they don't carry, or know how to use, a sextant. Right? ;-)

There's a lot in there other than celestial.

Indeed Wayne, it's one of my treasured items passed down in the
family.
And if you want to learn celestial, you will not find a better
publication.

As I said, and KLC shows, any sailor worth his salt has a copy of
bowditch aboard.

Joe

Ain't much salt in the Great Lakes.

Not much sailing either since you are frozen in half the year...sorry
to hear it.
But the saying " Worth his salt" refers to the amount of salt in your
body, not the amount of salt in your local lake.

But I also didn't say that I didn't have
a copy, did I?

If you did have a copy... you would have known of all the other great
subjects Bowditch covers besides celestial navigation.
Unless you never read it, you would see it value beyond using a
sextant.

Joe

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On 4 Apr 2007 17:05:26 -0700, wrote:

Indeed Wayne, it's one of my treasured items passed down in the
family.

I bought my copy back in the 70s when an RDF was a hi tech navigation
device. Duttons also.