Survival - Celestial navigation tricks and tips

[@anthonyeuell9149]

May the Woodsmaster forever watch over us from That Great Wilderness in the sky God bless you Dr.Hood and your family for bringing the Country out of this City boy.

[@jbg43]

I navigated across the ocean many days and nights using the sun and the north star (and about 42 other stars from time-to-time). (No sissy GPS in my day!!) These are methods tried and true over centuries. Nitpicking about the offset of polaris is ok if you're trying to get a buf to point juliet, but these techniques will get you towards home rather than further into the grimble. Good stuff!

[@Sarastarlight]

Great presentation. Very interesting and informative video series.

[@ninelivecat]

That's cool using the celestial method to accurise the sunstick method

[@Marshwalker27]

really good video!!

[@danisagres]

Great video. 5 *

[@seekertrth]

@seekertrth Summary: the sun is at certain number of degrees (compass bearing) at certain times of day. Not exact but helps ina pinch, even on most cloudy days u can tell roughly where the sun is + if ur not far off your trail/point, helps u beat the rain back to camp, too

[@seekertrth]

The method I use is takes time to learn and u do have to make some adjustments for season and location. I look at the sun's location (height from horizon,for those that don't know). This does 2 things;1,w/ a little general knowledge of when the sun rises/sets,it tells me roughly the time day and,2,with some practice,I know roughly how many degrees from/to North is. NOT exact,but roughly moves 12 degrees an hour,1 hand above the horizon=1 hour. Practice w/ watch/compass until u get it. Works well

[@joemc111]

NIce Video

[@Utopia.x]

thumbs up for u

[@joemcc1]

the part i took in was the watch simpleesss :)

[@ninelivecat]

So that's why they have the N S E W ring on the watch and you can rotate it

[@dandotreillydot42058]

in a couple billion years the ns will be in the south some where

[@SultanRoyal]

"The Big Dipper". That's what the girls call me.