User talk:Harv4

Stick Method
Hi Geoff,

I use a different "stick method" that is a bit less of a waste of time. Basically, I drive a stick in the ground and point it directly at the sun, making its shadow disappear. In 15 minutes, the shadow will point kinda-sorta east, regardless of which hemisphere you're in.

Not as good as the watch method, but still good enough to give you a general idea. If you have 15 minutes.

I have also messed around with using the watch method with the moon instead of the sun. It works pretty much the same if the moon is full, but there are some major adjustments necessary when it's not full, and it's really easy to get confused. The only reason to use the moon at night instead of the stars, is because on a cloudy night, you can sometimes still see the moon through the clouds.

For what it's worth! --Jomegat (talk) 03:20, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

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 * Thanks. :-) --Swift (talk) 20:50, 2 April 2009 (UTC)