Star Identification - a 1942 US Navy Training Film

[gary]

This 1942 US Navy film was used to help with training in navigation.
Starting with Polaris in the Northern Hemisphere, the film traces the
positional relationships between stars down to the Southern Cross.
The film makes for an interesting historical document.
Running time 16 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcIZNAu21ek

[CraigS]

Hi Gary;

Goodness me .. an oldie .. but a goodie !

Movie-wise, pretty dry by today's standards but all the instructional info is still good.

I wonder what today's equivalent might look like ..

:)

Cheers & Thanks.

[pmrid]

I can't figure out how to download film from YouTube. Anyone know?
Peter.

[FlighHigh]

Peter try the free youtube downloader :thumbsup:

http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/


Cheers
Glen

[mithrandir]

There is DownloadHelper if you are using Firefox.