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Understanding the Accuracy of Astro Navigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2013

Roy Malkin
Roy Malkin*
Affiliation:
(Navigation Instructor, Navigation Training Unit HMS Collingwood)
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(E-mail: malkinroy@yahoo.co.uk)
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Abstract

In this paper, the accuracy of astronomical (astro) navigation will be considered against the wide variety of factors that affect it. A series of practical observations will be analysed and astro positions compared with GPS positions and the reasons for the differences discussed. The paper will reach the conclusion that only by understanding the processes of astro navigation can its accuracy be fully understood and properly used by a practical navigator.

Keywords

Astronomical NavigationAccuracy and PrecisionPractical Navigation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 63 - 81
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2013 

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