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Does the two sticks and a star method of finding north work the same way in both hemispheres?
There is a method of finding north by aiming two sticks at a star and then tracking the star's movement to find which way is north. You can read the full description here.
However, there is the a ...
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How would navigation be different while hiking at night?
If one were to hike during the night and sleep during the day, what differences in navigation would one have to take into account?
In my experience you are more on instruments (such as a compass or ...
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How can I find north from the stars without recognizable constellations?
If I am trying to find out which way is north at night, and I can see stars, but not the North Star or the Southern cross or other recognizable constellations, because the terrain is limiting my view, ...
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How do you locate the "North Star"?
What if it's night and you want to find north? How do you locate the North Star in the night sky?
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Learning to find north using moon phases
How to learn to find north using moon phases? I'm looking for easy-to-remember rule of thumb, at best some simple graphic.
It's quite trivial by full moon. Since full moon is in direct opposition to ...
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