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Celestial Navigation (instruction video)

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Ships, submarines & maritimeMilitary history & warfareEducation & learning

What it is

A roughly 45-minute vintage US military instructional film that gives a comprehensive overview of celestial navigation, covering sextant use and the theory behind lines of position.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as an unusually clear teaching film on how celestial navigation works, and as an example of how good old military training material is.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I love these military training movies, they're so good at teaching complex concepts.”

    Really good military training film on celestial navigation

    matheusmoreira, 2025-09 · Strong recommendation · in “The World War Two bomber that cost more than the atomic bomb”

  2. “This (1960s?) US government produced (45m) video video gives a pretty good overview”

    Good overview of celestial navigation from a US government film

    throw0101a, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “GNSS Jamming and Spoofing – Galileo's Authentication Algorithm Part 3 (2020)”

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Topics: celestial navigation, sextant, navy, training film, navigation theory

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