Sextant Use in Space
Category
Orbital Mechanics
Overview
Overview
Keywords: sextant, astronomy, navigation, celestial sphere, declination, right ascension, topodetic coordinates, limb, star atlas, sightings
Appropriate for: 9-12 grades
Prerequisites required: None
Prerequisites helpful: algebra I, geometry
Intended lesson duration: 1 week
Student expectation: Learn to use a sextant, and how sextants are used in navigation. Learn coordinate systems describing positions on Earth and in space.
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