Long Term Almanac: For the Sun and Selected Stars, With Concise Sight Reduction Tables, Second Edition
Long Term Almanac: For the Sun and Selected Stars, With Concise Sight Reduction Tables, Second Edition
Author: David Burch
ISBN 9780914025108
Paperback, 111 pages, 7" x 10"
Starpath Publications
Nautical almanac data for the sun and selected stars valid until 2050, plus easy to use, concise sight reduction (same tables used in the US-UK Annual Nautical Almanac) and altitude correction tables. Plus work forms to make the process even easier. A concise one-book solution for celestial navigation. It takes a few extra steps to get GHA and dec with the Long Term Almanac, since it does it without the usual 10 pounds of reference books, but with practice it takes just a few minutes longer than normal almanac look up.
All the information you need for
• Finding your position from timed sextant sights
• Checking your compass by celestial bearings
• Computing great circle routes to your destination