Michael Daly wrote: > That said, I usually just look at the sun and note the time (correcting > for DST). Then I figure out the time difference to noon and then figure > out the distance the sun has to travel (morning) or has traveled > (afternoon) relative to noon (15 degrees per hour) and mentally swing > that off to find south. I forgot to mention that the "swing" is along the ecliptic (path of the sun in the sky) not along the horizon. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 27 2006 - 07:38:07 PST
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