celestial navigation

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She also knows celestial navigation and how to plot a course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Other, broader impacts could affect life worldwide: the presence of satellites contributes to a background glow in the sky that can disorient animals that rely on celestial navigation.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2022

To top it off, the crew managed this feat without the aid of maps or radio contact, using only celestial navigation and an atlas obtained from a library in New Zealand.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

After serving in the Navy, he taught celestial navigation at the United States Naval Academy.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2017

I have coached you for years in celestial navigation; if you remember my lessons you will have a prosperous voyage.

From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)