apps / 1458513224
Celestial Navigation
Sextant Sight Reduction
Dr. Harald Merkel · Navigation · $1.99 · US storefront
- rating
- 4.2 ★
- ratings
- 15
- updated
- Aug 20, 2020
- released
- Apr 3, 2019
v1.4
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This app does all the calculations to reduce a sextant reading to a line of position on the map. All intermediate numbers are shown to check your manual calculations. • Perpetual nautical almanac • Calculation of the line of position (azimuth and distance) • Draws the line of position on the map. • Star Finder: just point your device to the sky to identify the navigational stars. • Save your readings, choose what to show on the map. A sextant is required to make full use of…
latest US reviews
★★★★★
Starfinder stopped working
Just looked it up today again and star finder is not showing any information.
— Offended+1
★★★★★
Great tool!
I use this for sextant practice, plugging in my readings and comparing them to my known location to improve my sighting technique. Quick, easy, and accurate. It hasn’t been updated in 5 years, which is troubling, but it is still working on iOS 26.3.
— Magic by George!
★★★★★
Position calculation
This app is really good. Everything you need, full service. Not hard to learn. Wish list: option for latitude longitude and time in decimal seconds. Verbose position output and confidence value.
— Larrygps
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