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Navigation References

1. Navigation and the Natural Environment: the 2007 Voyage to Micronesia and Japan - http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/2007voyage/2007navigation.html

2. Wayfinding - the strategies and techniques used to navigate Hokule’a and Maisu without instruments - http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/L2wayfind.html .

3. Hawaiian star compass used by the navigators, with links to a Micronesian star compass - http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/2007voyage/2007starcompass.html .

Online Planetariums

1. Astroviewer: http://www.astroviewer.com/interactive-night-sky-map.html

2. SkyTonight.com: http://skytonight.com (In the menu bar on the left, under "Observing" choose the sixth item, "Interactive Sky Chart"; then click on the red name in the first paragraph of the page that comes up.)

3. Sky View Cafe: http://www.skyviewcafe.com/index.php . This site includes an excellent moon calendar. Click on "Interactive Planetarium" and "Calendar" on the menu bar.

4. Your Sky: http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/
February 7, 2007 | Registered CommenterPVS