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Find Rough Direction From the Sun and Stars
Emergency-only ways to get an east-west line when the compass is gone.
This is for educational purposes only. Not professional medical, electrical, or safety advice.
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Do not rely on sun and star tricks in fog, heavy forest, a canyon, a whiteout or near the tropics, where they degrade badly or fail outright.
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