Mark 3 Marine SextantSometimes referred to as a "lifeboat" sextant, the Mark 3 is an inexpensive training sextant. Yet this model has taken sailors around the world, too! It is full-sized and has sunshades, but no optical magnification to help you find dim celestial bodies.Comes with instruction boo...

A simplified, yet complete Celestial Navigation system. Makes it easy, proving that lengthy instruction is not necessary to master celestial navigation. Includes everything you need: sextant use and corrections, starfinder for 18 stars, data entry form and step-by-step sight reduction and plotting p...

This book has been used for 30 years, updated periodically as needed. More than 20,000 students have successfully learned ocean navigation from these materials and gone on to cross oceans or circumnavigate the globe.This book covers how to find position at sea from timed sextant sights of the sun, m...

As paper navigational charts are replaced by vector images on computer screens, magnetic compasses enhanced by digital flux gate technology, and chronometers joined by atomic clocks, the demand has been mounting for an extensive update to the classic reference known worldwide as Dutton's. To meet th...

Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. Cmd...

Artificial HorizonAnswers the need of every sextant user who cannot depend on a natural sea horizon. Use for backyard practice, finding exact positon when inland, and making exact sextant shot on foggy mornings. To use, fill with water and read the angle of the reflected sun with your sextant. Half...

Sextants are used to measure angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon to find the latitude and longitude of the observer. They can also be used on land with artificial horizons. Sextants can also be used to find the correct Universal Time by measuring the angular distance between the mo...

NS-0444 Features: -Polished brass body and mechanisms.-Glass optics for a clear view (not plastic lenses).-Solid rosewood box lined with felt to store sextant.-Brass anchor emblem inset in face of rosewood box.-Fully functional sextant operates like a real navigational tool.-This functional sextant...

Many books on celestial navigation take shortcuts in explaining concepts; incorrect diagrams and discussion are often used for the sake of moving the student along quickly. This book tells the true story-and the whole story. It conveys celestial navigation concepts clearly and in the shortest possib...