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A Short Guide to Celestial Navigation
http://home.t-online.de/home/h.umland/
Downloadable electronic book. Also several shareware programs.
Celestial Navigation Forum
http://jollyroger.com/zz/yna4d/CelestialNavigationhall/shakespeare1.html
Discussion forum and live chat.
Celestial Navigation Net
http://www.celestialnavigation.net/
Annotated hub site of resources relating to navigating by the stars, including theory, practice, history, instruments, and classroom links.
German Institute of Navigation (DGON)
http://www.dgon.de/content/englisch/englisch.htm
About the organization.
How Columbus and Apollo Astronauts Navigated
http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/navigate.htm
Comparative analysis of techniques used then and now including dead reckoning and celestial navigation. Discussion of the "longitude problem."
International Association of Institutes of Navigation
http://www.rin.org.uk/iain/frame1.htm
About the organization. Online newsletter. Membership information. Definitions of navigation terms. International directory of organizations.
Lunar Rover Demonstration Navigation Group
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/lri-3/www/lrd/nav-home.html
About the Carnegie Mellon researchers creating a prototype for a new lunar rover that can navigate rugged terrain and the navigation system they're using.
Navigation and Related Subjects
http://jacq.istos.com.au/sundry/navig.html
Covers celestial navigation theory, sextant errors and corrections, rhumb line caluclations and coastal navigation and conning.
Near-Earth Navigation and Geodesy
Describes the activities and research of the Navigation Research Office at the European Space Operations Center.
Nordic Institute of Navigation
About the organization. Membership information. Meeting programs. Discussion forum.