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?*?Celestial Fix need to be?*?
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Celestial navigation is used when you are far out at sea, when no other methods of position fixing are available.
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If you are hundreds of miles from the nearest land, 10 miles of error in your position is not too significant.
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Remember, in the middle of an ocean, you will be using a small scale chart. The chart probably covers most of the ocean.
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Your position only needs to be accurate enough for you to make landfall in roughly the right place. After that, visual navigational techniques can take over.
Aka {LINE OF SIGHT} easly 10 miles or more.
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