Introduction Since ancient times sailors have used the Earth’s magnetic field for navigation. The compass has its origin in China and was introduced into Western Europe from the Islamic world (Ref.1). My first compass exposure was orienteering on canoe trips in Norther Quebec and then later on a mineral magnetic survey in the Coppermine Area… Continue reading Magnetic Navigation

Introduction In a previous post (Ref.1) I described how I developed an interest in Celestial Navigation and in my last posts (Ref.2, Ref.3) I explained what I believe to be the important points such as why CelNav is still relevant, the GP Geographic Position, the Navigation Triangle and it’s Trigonometric solution. In this post I… Continue reading Celestial Navigation Basics Land Sea & Air – Course_d

Introduction In a previous post (Ref.1) I described how I developed an interest in Celestial Navigation and in my last post (Ref.2) I started explaining what I believe to be the important points such as why CelNav is still relevant and the GP Geographic Position. In this post I will cover the Navigational Triangle and… Continue reading Celestial Navigation Basics Land Sea & Air – Course_c

Introduction In the previous post I described how I developed an interest in Celestial Navigation. This past summer of 2020 it provided an anchor for me to forget about the pandemic and all the horrible consequences that ordinary people suffered and continue to suffer as a result. I made a series of posts/videos on using… Continue reading Celestial Navigation Basics Land Sea & Air – Course_b

My first exposure to Celestial Navigation was a book I found rummaging around my father’s naval chest in our basement. He had served in the Canadian Navy during World War II and had a collection of navigation books and other manuals. It was fascinating looking through all the gear, although I was too young at… Continue reading Celestial Navigation Basics Land Sea & Air – Course_a