>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. > Thanks, I wuz just funning. I'm familiar with the sun compass - you can also use the sun and other celestial bodies to check your compass (assuming you know your location and the time). You look up in a nautical almanac (as used for celestial navigation) what the bearing to the body should be at a given time, and compare it to your compass. Cheers, Philip Torrens "The opinions expressed in this posted 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/ ***************************************************************************
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