Modern Celestial Navigation: Sextants and Sun Sights at Mystic Seaport Museum
Modern, practical celestial navigation. Learn to use, calibrate, and adjust sextants. "Shoot the sun" to determine latitude and longitude. Correct sights for "dip," refraction, and other factors. Determine the GHA and declination of the sun in modern tables as well as the standard Nautical Almanac. Easy and designed for beginners—if you can add and subtract, you can navigate by the sun! Created and taught by Frank Reed, one of the world's leading experts in celestial navigation and an astronomy consultant on the team that found Shackleton's Endurance in 2022.
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For ages 13 and up. Maximum capacity for this class is 16.
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Organization:
Mystic Seaport Museum - Mystic, CTLocation:
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT, 06355United States
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Phone:
860-572-0711Contact name:
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Dates:
01/25/2025
01/26/2025
Time:
10 am - 4 pm
Price:
Members $148 per participant | Non-members $185 per participant
Ages
Teenagers Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service