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What is celestial navigation?

What is celestial navigation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies.
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Other methods of aerial navigation, such as celestial navigation, produced no signals but depended upon the skillful use of instruments and the cooperation of the weather.
More about this will be mentioned when we come to celestial navigation.
Far from being a mere passenger, Hattie kept the ship's weather logs, learned celestial navigation and even handled the vessel on some occasions.
There's more to it than that, which is one of the basic rules of celestial navigation.
At Annapolis, he took a course in celestial navigation, which engendered his love of the sky.
In our third year at the National Defence Academy, we naval types branched off to learn celestial navigation and knots and splices.

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