>BTW When you get real close to the pole (magnetic) the compass just spins, >then you use a sun compass. :-) > Is that anything like the night sun-dial, which you read by flashlight or candle lantern? :-) Philip Torrens "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Actually the sun compass is a real item. You must know the time to use it. When in the Arctic or Antarctic circle, in summer, the Sun tracks around the horizon and by knowing what time it is, you know which direction it is to the Sun. A gyro compass is easier if you are on a ship, but hard to carry on foot or in a kayak. michael pid_at_mec.ca wrote: > > >BTW When you get real close to the pole (magnetic) the compass just spins, > >then you use a sun compass. :-) > > > > Is that anything like the night sun-dial, which you read by flashlight or > candle lantern? :-) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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