nearly all heavenly bodies that can observed by the naked eye can be used for navigation.... assuming you can identify the body of course!
Celestial navigation.
The system of navigation based on a known fixed point is known as celestial navigation. This method involves using celestial bodies, such as stars or the sun, to determine a vessel's position on the Earth.
The navigation is a study that focuses on the process of controlling and monitoring the movement of a thing from one place to another. It has two branches; (1) is the celestial navigation that focuses on navigation using sun, moon, stars or other celestial bodies, and (2) is terrestrial navigation that is focused on navigation using terrestrial landmark such as lighthouses.
Celestial navigation has been used for centuries by various civilizations, but its modern form can be attributed to early astronomers like Hipparchus and Ptolemy. They developed mathematical models to predict the positions of celestial bodies, which sailors later used to navigate the seas.
The sailors used the positions of celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, as a frame of reference for navigation at sea. By tracking these celestial bodies, sailors could determine their position and navigate their ships accordingly.
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No Astronomers study celestial bodies
The astrolabe is a precursor to the modern sextant, which is used for celestial navigation at sea. Both instruments are designed to determine the altitude of celestial bodies above the horizon.
The old sailors went hugging the coast line. Using the stars to navigate is called celestial navigation.
the inventor of space travel!!!!! He pioneered many of the space navigation techniques used to send probes and spacecraft to far-off celestial bodies.
Celestial navigation or the use of the sun, the moon and stars."Celestial navigation is the use of angular measurements (sights) between celestial bodies and the visible horizon to locate one's position on the globe, on land as well as at sea. At a given time, any celestial body is located directly over one point on the Earth's surface. The latitude and longitude of that point is known as the celestial body's geographic position (GP), the location of which can be determined from tables in the Nautical or Air Almanac for that year."