Celestial Navigation 2-day Workshop May 5 & 6

  • May 5, 2018 9:00 AM - May 6, 2018 4:00 PM

  • Strawbery Banke Museum

    14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Ticket Price $325.00 This event is now over
Description

This practicum is a concise two-day course in the theory and practice of practical celestial navigation.

Participants will learn basic principles, timekeeping, almanac usage, sight reduction methods and position plotting, and training and observation with a marine sextant. Alternative reduction by scientific hand calculator will be discussed, and a PC-based programmed calculator emulator offered.

At the conclusion, participants will be able to take sights, reduce them and plot positions from daily observations of the sun – our closest star. Morning twilight observations of the moon and planets may be offered, all dependent on weather conditions.
 
No special math skills are required—only addition and subtraction, and table look-ups. All materials will be provided, just bring your interest and enthusiasm and be ready to have fun!

Instructor; Nate Hazen, Engineer, Sailor, National Chapman Award Winning Instructor for US Power Squadrons

Times: Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6, 9:00am-4:00pm both days including question and answer time at the end of each day. Lunch will be provided daily. This workshop will take place in the Tyco Visitor Center at Strawbery Banke Museum.

Cost: Tuition $195 Strawbery Banke Museum members (please contact us for the discount code); $215 non-members.
           Materials Fee*: $110, includes 2018 Nautical Almanac, Davis MK 3 Sextant, Planisphere Star Finder, & a CD-Rom with full instructional PowerPoint presentations.

Space is limited. Register by April 27th.

*Please contact us about a materials discount if you have a sextant, star finder or nautical almanac you plan to bring to use during the class.

For information on other upcoming Boatshop at Strawbery Banke workshops and programs visit www.boatshopatstrawberybanke.org.

Date & Time

May 5, 2018 9:00 AM - May 6, 2018 4:00 PM

Venue Details

Strawbery Banke Museum

14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum, in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an authentic 10-acre outdoor history museum dedicated to bringing 300+ years of American history in the same waterfront neighborhood to life. The Museum is a place for children, adults, multigenerational families, and groups to gather to explore eight heritage gardens, 32 historic buildings, and traditional crafts, preservation programs, hands-on activities, the stories told by costumed role-players and the changing exhibits that offer hours of fun and discovery. The Museum's restored buildings and open space invite visitors to immerse themselves in the past, using objects from the museum's collection of 30,000 artifacts, and the histories of the families who lived and worked in the Puddle Dock neighborhood to engage, educate, and entertain.