Celestial Navigation: Sextant Basics

Description of the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation.

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