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Originally Posted by SaltPork
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Finding direction in the morning hours (sunrise to noon)
A - Point the Hour hand at the sun.
B - Rotate the compass ring until S (South) is half way between the hour hand and 12:00.
C - The correct directions are shown on the dial.
Finding direction in the afternoon hours (noon to sunset)
A - Point the Hour hand at the sun.
B - Rotate the compass ring until S (South) is half way between the hour hand and 12:00.
C - The correct directions are shown on the dial.
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Hold on - how are these any different? It would seem that you could point E at the sun in the morning, and W at the sun in the afternoon and get things straight...will this not work? Interesting information though...