Hello,
How do you know what bearing to use to check the latitude of your vessel? See attached question.
Thanks,
Pat
Hello,
How do you know what bearing to use to check the latitude of your vessel? See attached question.
Thanks,
Pat
This is referring to a latitude by meridian transit solution in celestial navigation. You will use your sextant to determine the altitude of a body as it crosses your meridian. It will bear either 000 or 180 when it does so.
Thank you very much!