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Celestial Application
Celestial Application
Celestial Applications
• Learning Objectives:
– Know the information that can be
obtained from the practice of celestial
navigation at sea.
– Know the correct procedures for
computing times of sunrise, sunset, and
twilight.
Determination of Latitude
• As we have already seen,
determining position using celestial
navigation is a lot of work.
• Under certain circumstances, it is
possible to determine latitude by
using methods which are much less
time consuming.
Determination of Latitude
• A latitude line (an LOP) can obtained by
observing a body at meridian passage.
• Two bodies are commonly used for this
type of latitude determination:
– Polaris, since it is always due north (and
therefore always at meridian passage)
– The sun, when it reaches its highest altitude
during the day (Local Apparent Noon)
Determination of Latitude