The Star Finder Book
Subtitle: A Complete Guide to the Many Uses of the 2102-D Star Finder, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Starpath Publications
Published: June 19, 2008
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 62
ISBN-13: 9780914025009
Description: A comprehensive book explaining the use of the 2102D star finder, and the many applications it offers in planning navigation. Its numerous examples and diagrams make it a most definitive treatment. In addition to a description of the star finder and its basic use, the book covers: brightness and color of stars, planet identification, choosing optimum star-moon-planet combinations, choosing time between sunlines and running fixes, and emergency steering. This book is an indispensable companion to the star finder itself.
Table of contents: title: PREFACE; title: LIST OF TABLES AND EXAMPLES; title: INTRODUXTION
label: Chapter 1; title: DESCRIPTION OF THE 2102-D STAR FINDER
label: Chapter 2; title: 2.1 British Star Finder, NP323; title: BACKGROUND
label: Chapter 3; title: 3.1 Terminology and Celestial Motions; title: 3.2 Brightness and Color of Stars and Planets; title: 3.3 Tips on Planet Identification; title: 3.4 Use of Moon and Planets; title: 3.5 Time and Time Keeping in Navigation; title: APPLICATION I: Star Identification after the Sight
label: Chapter 4; title: 4.1 Identifying Navigational Stars; title: 4.2 Identifying Other Stars; title: 4.3 Identifying Planets; title: APPLICATION II: Predicting Heights and Bearings
label: Chapter 5; title: 5.1 Precomputing Stars for Routine Sights; title: 5.2 Choosing Optimum Stars for Routine Sights; title: 5.3 Precomputing Sun, Moon and Planets; title: 5.4 Choosing Time Between Sunlines for a Running Fix; title: 5.5 Picking Optimum Star-Planet Combinations; title: APPLICATION III: Sun-Moon and Sun-Venus Sights
label: Chapter 6; title: 6.1 Figuring Optimum Sight Times; title: 6.2 A Precaution Doing Daylight Sights; title: 6.3 Star Finder versus Alternative Methods; title: 6.4 Emergency Steering with the Star Finder; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY; title: APPENDIX