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A Cadet from 4th Regiment, Advanced Camp, uses his protractor to plot points on his map to complete the daytime portion of Land Navigation June 12 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. | Photo by Reagan Zimmerman, CST Public Affairs Office
Zipping though the asteroids at amazing speed, this GARC will show the others the real meaning of speed. It's small size and refined shape allow it to maneuver easily between the swirling asteroids. Also helping with the piloting is the updated HUD system on the thick cockpit to help with navigation through the dangerous terrain of the asteroid fields. It is piloted by Pilot Zaniya Seft and Copilot/Navigator Danten Kobralski.
The side.
Anyway, first up is a shot of one of the numerous small islands / rocks on our approach into Bergen.
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人類與海洋
文藝復興開啟了人類現代化的進程，而大航海時代開啟了全球文化、貿易交流的鑰匙。哥倫布發現新大陸，麥哲倫艦隊繞航世界一周，航海家和磅薄冒險犯難又浪漫的故事令人神往。電影神鬼奇航以大海盜德雷克故事為背景創作改編讓人一看再看。人類對未知領域的探索邁向地球以外的太空，未來的篇章讓我們繼續看下去~
#大航海時代
A Cadet uses his protractor to determine his point's location out in the field at Fort Knox, Ky. July 6, 2019. The Land Navigation Refresher gives Cadets a chance to familiarize themselves with the area they will be navigating as well as reacquaint themselves with the equipment. | Photo by Jacob Hempen, CST Public Affairs Office
Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan Süleyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a).
See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website:
yesterday, the water was clear. today, it started that way but a coupla hours later was choked with ice clinkering its glassine swirl along in surroundsound. noisy!
something serious going on upriver...
made for an interesting trip back, even the smaller pieces a problem if they get in the way. fortunately, there were some open channels between great clots & the manœuverability of this beast of a raft is surprising. i imagine this stuff'd potentially punch holes in a canoe or kayak but i was able to keep smashing into a huge field of ice & nudge it outta the bay into the current after i'd gotten through the main channel.
BMW i3 has a built in navigation system. There isn't any keyboard, only a rotary/push/joystick multi function control (between the seats).
This means you don't need to look at a keyboard, but can focus on the screen. I must say I could have liked a touch screen keyboard also, like on the Tesla Model S.
Also - for some reason, you can't select a house number, only intersections. I never found Festival Walk shopping mall, not even when dialling in the street name (not found). I could zoom to the location, though, and select I want to navigate there.
Having said that - once the address is in the navigation system, both visuals and voice is superior. More in subsequent pictures of this album.
The car has 302 km only, when I picked it up. Ah, the smell of a new car interior!
In-car navigation technology is still emerging and there are just a handful of reliable options to choose from. However, Hudway Glass has something different that not only offers navigation, but transforms your windshield into an augmented reality display.
Hudway Glass works as a universal...
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The Godalming Navigation (Godalming to Guildford) opened in 1765 and is an extension of the Wey Navigation (linking Guildford to the Thames at Weybridge). This opened in 1653 - extremely early for an artificial navigation. Both are now owned by the National Trust following the end of commercial traffic in the 1960's. They are very attractive and peaceful and are a delight to cruise or walk beside.
This is the terminal wharf at Godalming. In the foreground is the horse-drawn trip boat Iona, moored for the night. Though both boats visible are 7 foot wide narrowboats, these navigations are broad barge canals.
An adventure starting from where I grew up, and my family still live.
It was around 1/2 a mile from their house to the Lee Navigation...I was astounded that it was so close - we met the navigation as it went under the North Circular and this is the view heading south, so into London.
I have this picture of London being so built up....a few minutes later a big red bus came towards us on the track/road to left of shot - the depot was further down.
Our walk to to the cafe at Engine House Visitor Centre (for lunch) at Walthamstow Wetlands was a mix of the natural and urban.
We left Skippy at home as dogs are not allowed at the Walthamstow Wetlands, but he could have gone most the way along the Navigation, and there was another cafe at Stonebridge Lock, so we will have chance to take him part way another time.
This is the Wey Navigation at night.
In reality it was pitch black and quite windy, but the long exposure time has waved a magic wand and somehow come back with a surprisingly colourful sky.
I wasn't too sure about the graininess, but it reminds me of those Magritte paintings (the Empire of Light series I think, but I may well be wrong! ) where the land is night but the sky is day - which in the end is the reason it's ended up in the stream!
A critical celestial navigational device used inside the Lunar Module bearing traces of lunar dust. This is a post-landing, 8-inch diameter, circular star chart. All major stars and constellations visible from the Taurus-Littrow landing site are plotted underneath a rotating translucent position locator. The locator has six concentric circular plots, sixty degrees apart, that correspond to position locators set for the Alignment Optical Telescope inside the Lunar Module. The Velcro patch on the reverse shows traces of lunar dust.
“In some ways, when we voyaged to the moon, we were not unlike ancient mariners of the past. The stars were not only to light our way, but were used to guide us to our destination. We had onboard a sextant and telescope similar to what has been used for thousands of years but to make them useful we had to know what the heavens looked like, where the stars were, be able to recognize them and tell our computer through the sextant exactly what stars we were tracking. As a quick reference, we took star charts.. and those star charts of particular importance were the ones we carried to the lunar surface. Our first concern after landing would be to prepare for an immediate lift off in case of emergency. In order to assure that our lift off be successful so that we could subsequently rendezvous with our Command Module, we had to be absolutely sure of our Lunar Module’s position and orientation on the Lunar surface.”
— Eugene Cernan, Commander Apollo XVII in accompanying signed letter
When the Star Charts for Apollo were designed, three stars’ names were made up by Gus Ivan Grissom as a tribute to his fellow Apollo 1 crew members. Star number 3 was named “NAVI,” which is Grissom’s middle name spelled backwards. Star number 17 was named “REGOR,” which is Roger (Chaffee) spelled backwards. Star number 20 was named “DNOCES,” which is Second (Ed White II) spelled backwards. After the tragic deaths of the Apollo 1 crew in a training accident, NASA honored the men by maintaining the names on all of the Star Charts.
15x32" in frame (x22" when closed)
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From “Mooncollector” Jim Ruddy lifetime collection, When Jim turned 82 and his health was failing, he wanted to bundle his collection of lunar surface artifacts together in a single sale to someone who would care for them, and so he contacted me. I agreed to procure the collection and spent some time with him discussing each artifact at his home in Palm Springs. He was meticulous and carefully framed each precious treasure. Soon after I added this to the FV space collection in 2015, he passed away.
Cadets from 6th Regiment Advanced Camp begin plotting their coordinate points on a map during Day Land Navigation. After plotting their points, Cadets are tasked with finding three out of four points in the field during Cadet Summer Training in Fort Knox, Ky on July 1, 2021. | Photo by Olivia Van Den Heuvel, CST Public Affairs Office
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Sgt. Jeffery Szelewicki, a cavalry scout team leader with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), moves through the woods during the land navigation portion of U.S. Army Europe's 2013 Best Warrior Competition here, Aug. 21. The competition is a weeklong event that tests Soldiers’ physical stamina, leadership, technical knowledge and skill. Winners in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer categories of the USAREUR competition will go on to compete at the Department of the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Glenn Anderson)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Sgt. Jeffery Szelewicki, a cavalry scout team leader assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), conducts a map check during the land navigation portion of U.S. Army Europe's 2013 Best Warrior Competition here, Aug. 21. The compeition is a weeklong event that tests Soldiers’ physical stamina, leadership, technical knowledge and skill. Winners in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer categories of the USAREUR competition will go on to compete at the Department of the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Glenn Anderson)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Sgt. Jeffery Szelewicki, a cavalry scout team leader assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), pauses to check a route during the land navigation portion of U.S. Army Europe's 2013 Best Warrior Competition here, Aug. 21. The compeition is a weeklong event that tests Soldiers’ physical stamina, leadership, technical knowledge and skill. Winners in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer categories of the USAREUR competition will go on to compete at the Department of the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Glenn Anderson)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Sgt. Jeffery Szelewicki, a cavalry scout team leader with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), pauses to check his route during the land navigation portion of U.S. Army Europe's 2013 Best Warrior Competition here, Aug. 21. The competition is a weeklong event that tests Soldiers’ physical stamina, leadership, technical knowledge and skill. Winners in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer categories of the USAREUR competition will go on to compete at the Department of the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Glenn Anderson)
Learn how to make your own Pace Count Beads for Land Navigation. For more information on the steps to create yours and how to determine your Pace Count, check out the following article on ITS: itstac.tc/U1AKsG
A 1st Regiment Cadet stops to check his map during Day Land Navigation in Fort Knox, KY. June 10, 2021. | Photo by Rachael Kocour, CST Public Affairs Office.
A navigational buoy spotted in Key West on July 16, 2012.
I assume that the thing that looks like a spray can on top is a solar powered light signal, but what about the "antennas" to keep seagulls away or for transmitting its postion in case the buoy get lose after a hurricane...?
Anyone who can shed some light on this? George..?