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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is a prime source for authoritative almanacs and navigational publications, such as the Digital Nautical Publications (CD-ROM), Air and Astronomical Almanacs, and Lists of Lights. These publications are designed to ensure safe, secure, and efficient maritime and aeronautical navigation. To ensure that these publications are accessible to institutions, businesses and individuals, GPO offers for sale some of these new and popular publications. Digital Nautical Publications (CD-ROM) Publisher: Defense Dept., National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Description: Incorporates 122 Updated Maritime safety Publications, which cover various aspects of maritime safety issues. Each 2-CD-ROM quarterly issue includes: "Sailing Directions (Enroute and Planning Guides);" "Sight Reduction Tables;" "Summary of Corrections" (5 volumes); "Notices to Mariners;" and much more. Subscription. Price: $175.00 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Nautical Almanac Office Description: Produced jointly by U.S. Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) in the United Kingdom. Provides astronomical data for air navigation. Contains ephemeral data for the year, together with auxiliary tables and graphs, and a brief explanation of the use of the volume. Presents data for the Sun, Moon, Aries, planets and stars. Year/Pages: 2007: CD-ROM. Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Nautical Almanac Office Description: Produced jointly by U.S. Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) in the United Kingdom. The Astronomical Almanac contains a wide variety of both technical and general astronomical information. The book is a worldwide resource for fundamental astronomical data. The material appears in sections, each section addressing a specific astronomical category. Also includes references to the material, explanations, and examples. Year/Pages: 2006: 580 p.; ill. Price: $40.00 The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2008 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac Office Description: Produced jointly by U.S. Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) in the United Kingdom. Contains the following data tabulated at hourly intervals to a precision of 0.1 arcminute: the Greenwich hour angle and declination of the Sun, Moon, and navigational planets; the Greenwich hour angle of Aries; positions of the navigational stars; rise and set times of the Sun and Moon for a range of latitudes; and other data. Each edition also contains a sight reduction table; sight reduction formulas; and various correction tables for sight reduction. Year/Pages: 2006: 384 p.; ill. Price: $36.00 Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2008 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac Office Description: Produced jointly by U.S. Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) in the United Kingdom. Provides information about sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, stars and other astronomical phenomena. Data are represented in the scale of universal time, also known as Greenwich mean time. Year/Pages: 2005: 81 p.; ill. Price: $6.50 Light List, 2007, V. 2, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Contains a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Includes corrections through Local Notices to Mariners No. 16/06 for Fifth Coast Guard District, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Notice to Mariners No. 18/06. IMPORTANT: This publication should be corrected week from the Local Notices to Mariners or Notices to Mariners as appropriate. Year/Pages: 2007: 400 p.; ill. Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Contains a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Includes corrections through Local Notices to Mariners No. 16/06 for Seventh Coast Guard District, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Notice to Mariners No. 18/06. IMPORTANT: This publication should be corrected week from the Local Notices to Mariners or Notices to Mariners as appropriate. Year/Pages: 2007: 542 p.; ill. Light List, 2007, V. 4, Gulf of Mexico, Econfina River, Florida to the Rio Grande, Texas Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Contains a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Includes corrections through Local Notices to Mariners No. 16/06 for Eighth Coast Guard District, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Notice to Mariners No. 18/06. IMPORTANT: This publication should be corrected week from the Local Notices to Mariners or Notices to Mariners as appropriate. Year/Pages: 2007: 412 p.; ill. Light List, 2006, V. 5, Mississippi River System, Mississippi River and its Navigable Tributaries Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Contains a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Includes corrections through Local Notices to Mariners No. 16/06 for Eighth Coast Guard District. IMPORTANT: This publication should be corrected week from the Local Notices to Mariners or Notices to Mariners as appropriate. Year/Pages: 2006: 300 p. + 4 plates; ill. Price: $42.00 Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Contains a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Includes corrections through Local Notices to Mariners No. 16/06 for 11th 13th, 14th, and 17th Coast Guard Districts, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Notice to Mariners No. 18/06. IMPORTANT: This publication should be corrected week from the Local Notices to Mariners or Notices to Mariners as appropriate. Year/Pages: 2006: 331 p. + 4 plates; ill. Price: $49.00 Publisher: Homeland Security, Coast Guard Description: Contains a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Includes corrections through Local Notices to Mariners No. 16/06 for Ninth Coast Guard District, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Notice to Mariners No. 18/06. IMPORTANT: This publication should be corrected week from the Local Notices to Mariners or Notices to Mariners as appropriate. Year/Pages: 2007: 257 p.; ill. [ Top ]
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