(02-07-2021, 02:40 PM)I have always assumed the noon sight and a Polaris sight would be good for that. You could at least get latitude pretty well, if use of a timepiece is allowed, longitude follows. Then later, a series of sight reductions to narrow that down further. Funny, 'don't know your location on Earth', is the way many people assume CelNav is daily, when in reality, you are just reducing the uncertainty in your estimated position.
pabrides Wrote: If I disoriented you beyond doubt, so that you didnt know your location on earth, and if I dropped you in some ocean;
1... could you determine your approximate location, say within a few hundred miles, given a raft full of non-electronic navigation equipment and publications?
2... If yes, how would you go about it?
I used to be a normal person, then I discovered how to locate myself on this planet using a star.