Eli5 How do you navigate in space?

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There’s no north or anything, are there coordinates or you just point at a planet and go for it?

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You have to lead your shot. Thankfully, space bodies are very predictable, so you can use math to always know where it will be.

As for turning which way and how far, your own spaceship has a top/bottom/front/back/left/right. There’s a special vocabulary, like prograde/retrograde, etc., but your turns and burns will be given in degrees related to where your spaceship is already pointing.

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