Yes, but not as much as it used to. The nice thing (for a sailor) about having a sextant and knowing how to use it is that it requires no electrical power, and will continue to work even if massive solar storms destroy all the GPS satellites.
Sextant.
Historically, latitude was always measured with the sextant, and longitude with the chronograph (clock). Nowadays, it's all GPS. ------------------- The "sextant", from the latin word for "six", is one-sixth of a circle, and is the primary tool used in celestial navigation. However, before the sextant came into widespread use, the "quadrant" of a quarter-circle and the later "octant", an eighth of a circle, were used.
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you use a sextant to navigate.
Sextants are still used today, primarily for celestial navigation at sea. They are relied upon by sailors, especially in emergency situations, where other navigation equipment may fail. While modern technology has largely replaced traditional navigation tools, the sextant remains a valuable backup instrument.
yes it is still used today
GPS? The Sextant has not been replaced they are still available to buy new and are carried on every commercial vessel.
Navigating seafarers. in order to ascertain the height in degrees of the Sun above the Horizon at 12 noon. They are still used today , in ships that do not have electronic navigation aids. All navigating seafarers are trained to use a sextant in case of any breakdown in electronic gear on a ship.
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Sextant
A sextant.
the sextant
Sextant.
Sextant, instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude. ... The angular distance of the star above the horizon is then read from the graduated arc of the sextant