A celestial object locating device according to the present disclosure
enables a user to unambiguously identify one or more stars or other
celestial objects. The celestial object locating device may also direct a
user to a desired celestial object or objects. The device may be useful
for locating or identifying stars, constellations, and deep sky objects
without knowing a users location or time of day. The celestial object
locating device determines the angle between selected visible stars and
compares these angles to angles between known stars to determine the
location of all other stars. The device includes a 3-axis magnetic field
sensor and a 3-axis gravitational field sensor that operate with a
processor and an electronic database to perform the required
calculations. The device's database may be updated using any suitable
method such as flash drives, network connections or other.