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Star Method

Star Method
1. Pick out a bright star.
2. Look along a stick.
3. Prop your elbows and rest your chin to keep your head steady.
4. After a minute or so the star will have moved.
  • If the star moved to the left you are facing north;
  • If it moved to the right your are facing south;
  • If it moved up you are facing east; and
  • If it moved down you are facing west.

Shadow Method

Shadow Method

1. Place a stick in the ground.
2. Mark the end of the shadow.
3. During the day mark the end of the shadow.


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