Shadow Compass Southern Hemisphere

Shadow Compass Southern Hemisphere. Silva Field Southern Hemisphere Plate Compass Wildfire Sports & Trek With practice, you can use shadows to determine both direction and time of day In the northern hemisphere, shadows move clockwise while in the southern hemisphere, shadows move counterclockwise

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In the Southern hemisphere, hold the watch dial and point the figure 12 towards the sun Mark the shadow tip's new position like you did in step 1

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Shadows will move counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere Wait 10 minutes until the shadow tip moves a few more inches NOTE: In the southern hemisphere (the southern parts of Africa, much of South America, Australia), the motion of shadows is reversed

Ranger SL Sighting Compass (Southern Hemisphere) by SILVA Never Get Lost Again with a. when the sun is at its highest, will now point south Only the shadow length changes based on the angle of the sun in the sky

The Sundial Primer Sundials and Dialling. The line that bisects the angle between the hour hand and the figure 12 is the North-South line Draw a straight line through the two marks to obtain an approximate east-west line