The secrets of celestial navigation
🌟 For millennia, humanity has used stars to find its way and travel across the world.
Celestial navigation is an ancient technique that involves orienting oneself by observing celestial bodies such as the Sun, Moon, and fixed stars like the North Star. Before modern technologies, this method was essential for sailors venturing into unknown seas.
Ancient civilizations like the Phoenicians and Polynesians already mastered these skills to navigate long distances with remarkable accuracy. They also used instruments like the astrolabe and sextant to measure the angle between the horizon and a celestial body to determine their position.
Celestial navigation played a key role in exploration history, especially during the 15th and 16th centuries when European explorers crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Today, although GPS has revolutionized navigation, celestial navigation remains a skill taught to sailors and pilots as a safety backup in case of electronic failures.
🌍 This ancient method highlights human ingenuity and our deep connection to the universe.
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