The website easysextant.com offers free downloadable PDF worksheets designed for recording and reducing celestial navigation sun sights.
Four worksheet options are available: one is designed for use with a scientific calculator, while the other three are intended for use with sight reduction tables.
1 Scientific Calculator
2 American Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation HO 229
3 American Sight Reduction Tables for Air Navigation HO 249 and British Rapid Sight Reduction Tables for Navigation NP 303
4 Easysextant Sun Sight Reduction Tables (Douwes and Bataille)
Use these worksheets to calculate the line of position step by step based on the Marcq St. Hilaire method.
This website is dedicated to guiding users through the process of celestial navigation, starting with the La Rochelle exercise.
Blank Sun Sight Worksheets for Computing Devices
Interactive symbols-and-abbreviations page
Memory Retention
These worksheets provide space to record your calculations, with the necessary formulas included for reference.
Especially when starting out, writing calculations by hand can help you better understand and remember each step.
Handwriting encourages active learning by engaging your attention, motor skills, and visual memory. Research suggests that taking notes by hand can improve comprehension and long-term retention.
