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Celestial Navigation The process of finding your position from timed sextant sights of celestial bodies. Related work under this same general title includes calculating bearings to celestial bodies for compass checks, figuring great-circle routes and distances between ports, and star identification. Outside of the US, this is often called "astro navigation." An astronomer might call it simply "positional astronomy."

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