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{{Short description|Real line of position in celestial navigation}} ..., published in 1843 and is the basis of an important method in [[celestial navigation]]. ...

The isoazimuth is of use when [[navigation|navigating]] with respect to an object of known location, such as a radio b ...egment capable sphérique. Navigation Nº.116 Vol.XXIX, Institut français de navigation, octubre/1981.</ref> curve for a star with coordinates (''Dec, GHA''), - [[ ...

...' is the process of deriving from a [[Sight (device)|sight]] (in celestial navigation usually obtained using a [[sextant]]) the information needed for establishi ...the observation of the altitude, and sometimes also the [[azimuth]], of a celestial body for a line of position; or the data obtained by such observation.<ref> ...

...ation pattern of the sky is dependent on the [[celestial coordinate system|celestial]] [[position of the Sun]]. While all scattered light is polarized to some ...clock, 9 o'clock, 6 o'clock, and 3 o'clock (counter-clockwise around the [[celestial sphere]], since the observer is looking up at the sky). ...

...ime by Sextant Observation Including a Convenient Way to Sharpen Celestial Navigation Skills While On Land |author-first=Bruce D. |author-last=Stark |publisher=S ...ns coact peacefully with haversines in rationalizing the [[Lunar distance (navigation)|LD procedure]] […]}} [http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Tables-for-clearing-Luna ...

...ar]], the Sun appears to move with respect to the [[fixed stars]] on the [[celestial sphere]], along a circular path called the [[ecliptic]]. This calculation is useful in [[astronomy]], [[navigation]], [[surveying]], [[meteorology]], [[climatology]], [[solar energy]], and [ ...

Similar coordinate systems are defined for other solid [[celestial bodies]], such as in the ''[[selenographic coordinates]]'' for the [[Moon]] ...the prime meridian as well as the position of the body's north pole on the celestial sphere may vary with time due to precession of the axis of rotation of the ...

...ner]]s how to plot the traverse between two different navigation [[Course (navigation)|courses]] by means of resolving [[triangle]]s with the help of the ''Tolet ...h centuries, before the development of [[celestial navigation|astronomical navigation]]. ...

[[File:Accuracy of Navigation Systems.svg|thumb]] ...ellite Augmentation System]] (MSAS) (Japan), and [[GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation]] (GAGAN) (India) which transmits it on the GPS frequency using a special p ...

...ridian]] (or another starting point) is accurately enough known, celestial navigation can determine longitude, and the more accurately time is known the more acc ...estial navigation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://80calcs.pagesperso-orange.fr/Navigation/Chronometer.html |title=High accuracy timepieces that could be used as mari ...

|title=An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics ...or accurate tables of the position of the Moon and planets for purposes of navigation at sea. ...

...pect to an [[inertial frame of reference]] or another entity such as the [[celestial sphere]], certain fields, and nearby objects, etc. ...o involves non-attitude concepts, such as [[position determination]] and [[navigation]]. ...

...navigation, also known as,rely solely on estimated positional|as well as a navigation tool]] which was exploited by many leaders from the past. ...the heaven acts as a dome or a lid. The second theory is the ''Huntian'' (Celestial sphere) theory during 100 BCE.<ref name="auto1"/> This theory claims that t ...

...e=A treatise on trigonometry, plane and spherical: with its application to navigation and surveying, nautical and practical astronomy and geodesy, with logarithm Driven by the demands of [[navigation]] and the growing need for accurate maps of large geographic areas, trigono ...

...e system]] for the track algorithm. The polar to Cartesian conversion uses navigation data for sensors mounted on vehicles, which eliminates sensor position chan ...ular measurements while the emitter maneuvers. The process is similar to [[celestial mechanics]] where orbit is found from line of site data. The distance to a ...

...f a theoretical moon with a uniform speed in a circular [[orbit]] in the [[Celestial equator|equatorial plane]]. Other components with their own speeds correct [[Category:Navigation]] ...

...support a suspended mass (B) at a specific height above the surface of the celestial body, but lower than (A). ...an [[inertial navigation system]] on one end of the tether, or [[satellite navigation]] systems mounted on the tether, transmitting their positions to a receiver ...

...las for solving a spherical triangle]]. (See the article on [[great-circle navigation]].) ...e auxiliary sphere and solving the corresponding problem in [[great-circle navigation]]. ...

...rom a [[hyperbolic trajectory]] to an elliptical orbit around the targeted celestial body. ...l mechanics''' or astrodynamics is the application of [[ballistics]] and [[celestial mechanics]] to the practical problems concerning the motion of [[rocket]]s ...

...ction Test|DART]]'s Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO). Dimorphos is oriented so that its north pole is toward the top of ...e target of the DART and ''Hera'' space missions, it will become the first celestial body in cosmic history whose form was substantially changed as a result of ...