Video Throughput: The Science of Navigation

Michael Siegel

Michael Siegel is an astronomer living in Pennsylvania. He blogs at his own site, and has written a novel.

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10 Responses

  1. Steve says:

    Excellent. You explain this very well.Report

  2. Jaybird says:

    Oh, dude. This was *AWESOME*.Report

  3. Oscar Gordon says:

    One thing I always wanted to learn in the Navy was how to navigate with a watch and a sextant. Unfortunately, my motorcycle accident happened before I had the chance.

    I’ve since learned the basics, but I don’t have a sextant to practice with. I should probably correct that…Report

  4. Jaybird says:

    Have you seen the movie Escape Plan?

    It’s not a movie I wholeheartedly recommend (more of a “sheepishly recommend… maybe have it on a Friday night so you can have some pizza and a couple of beers with it…”) but one of the plot points revolves around how you might make a sextant out of stuff you have available in a prison.Report