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Celestial Navigation – sailing by the stars

Posted on June 23, 2010June 23, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Celestial Navigation – sailing by the stars
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An awesome short introduction to how celestial navigation works. Hat tip: @SEA_Cramer (which happens to be my very favorite tall ship)

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