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26 April 2013, 14:03,
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Scythe13
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Navigating by the Stars
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26 April 2013, 15:02,
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Skean Dhude
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
These things are always handy to know.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin
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26 April 2013, 15:28,
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Scythe13
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
As I figure it, the poles are shifting by 40km a year (IIRC) and I'm not sure whether an EMP would effect a standard magnetic compass or not. The jury is out on that one, so I'm not risking it.
This summer I'm learning naval sky navigation!!!
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26 April 2013, 15:48,
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uks
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
Got a new GPS S13?.
Failure is NOT an option
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26 April 2013, 16:02,
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Scythe13
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
(26 April 2013, 15:48)uks Wrote: Got a new GPS S13?.
No. I'm just going to learn to navigate from the stars, mariner style.
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26 April 2013, 17:42,
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
Very good idea S13 I know a little but no way enough , thanks for reminding me there's something else I need to sharpen up on
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27 April 2013, 04:45,
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
I suppose that if one were in northern Canada chasing the pole about 40K might seem a big jump. What you will note in GB might be the same 1 degree fluctuation per decade experienced in any other portion of the world opposite the fluctuation.
It comes to simple trigonometry. A 40K movement 10,000K away is only a fraction of a degree where I stand.
I'll keep my compass and check it to the pole star on occasion.
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27 April 2013, 05:19,
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
Well there is a compass that u can use, that u can reset to where ever you are in the world. Couldn't that compass also just be 'reset' to the correct alinement every year to cope with this fluctuation? Although I will be adding star navigation to my list now.
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27 April 2013, 08:43,
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Scythe13
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
The pole shift is currently a minor thing. So I'm not too worried about that.
I'm more concerned with the changes an EMP might have to a compass. It might do nothing, but I'm not taking that risk. Plus being able to navigate by the stars is cool!
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27 April 2013, 12:17,
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Mooski88
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RE: Navigating by the Stars
(27 April 2013, 08:43)Scythe13 Wrote: The pole shift is currently a minor thing. So I'm not too worried about that.
I'm more concerned with the changes an EMP might have to a compass. It might do nothing, but I'm not taking that risk. Plus being able to navigate by the stars is cool!
Can't disagree with that, plus u never know if you might just break a compass by accident.
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