Blog entries tagged almanac http://www.captainsdirectory.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:35:18 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.captainsdirectory.com/index.php/captains-blog/Celestial-Navigation.html <p class="MsoNormal">For many centuries, people used stars, the sun and moon as their guide to time, seasons and navigation at sea. In these times of modern navigation systems, using the stars and sun for nautical traveling or celestial navigation has grown to be regarded as a romantic and impractical method of travel. </p><p><img src="http://www.captainsdirectory.com/images/90/Starboard%20View%20of%20Sunset.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;However, learning celestial navigaRead More... Leah E. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 travel sun stars sextant navigation celestial captain almanac