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Celestial Navigation Net  - http://www.celestialnavigation.net/  Annotated hub site of resources relating to navigating by the stars, including theory, practice, history, instruments, and classroom links.  Royal Institute of Navigation  - http://www.rin.org.uk/  About the London based organization. Membership information. Online newsletter and briefings. Mailing list. Search the organizations library or journals. Competitions and events schedule.  US Coast Guard Navigation Center  - http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/  News, updates and advisories. Links to local US Coast Guards sites. Downloadable publications.  Nordic Institute of Navigation  - http://www.nornav.org/  About the organization. Membership information. Meeting programs. Discussion forum.  The Institute of Navigation  - http://www.ion.org/  Meeting programs with abstracts. Award winners and nomination forms. Membership information. Online version of the quarterly newsletter. Index of the organization's annual journal.  Near-Earth Navigation and Geodesy  - http://nng.esoc.esa.de/  Describes the activities and research of the Navigation Research Office at the European Space Operations Center.  How Columbus and Apollo Astronauts Navigated  - http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/navigate.htm  Comparative analysis of techniques used then and now including dead reckoning and celestial navigation. Discussion of the "longitude problem."  International Association of Institutes of Navigation  - http://www.rin.org.uk/iain/frame1.htm  About the organization. Online newsletter. Membership information. Definitions of navigation terms. International directory of organizations.  German Institute of Navigation (DGON)  - http://www.dgon.de/content/englisch/englisch.htm  About the organization.  Celestial Navigation Forum  - http://jollyroger.com/zz/yna4d/CelestialNavigationhall/shakespeare1.html  Discussion forum and live chat.  Visual Global Positioning System  - http://members.ispwest.com/vgps  About a map-based three dimenesional air or two dimensional marine or land based navigation system.  Navigation and Related Subjects  - http://jacq.istos.com.au/sundry/navig.html  Covers celestial navigation theory, sextant errors and corrections, rhumb line caluclations and coastal navigation and conning.  Lunar Rover Demonstration Navigation Group  - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/lri-3/www/lrd/nav-home.html  About the Carnegie Mellon researchers creating a prototype for a new lunar rover that can navigate rugged terrain and the navigation system they're using.  The Navigation Foundation  - http://www.navigationfoundation.org/  A non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of the art of celestial navigation. Mission, membership benefits, contact information.