When taking this picture of the moon last night the shutter speed was much slower than I had planned. The resulting photograph struck me as a reminder that it is the sun’s light that we see when looking at the moon.
The natural Navigation: The Right Course, Naturally
Moonlight
10 May 2009 by Tristan Gooley
Welcome to the home of natural navigation on the Internet.
Natural navigation is the art of being able to find your way solely by using nature. It encompasses using the sun, moon, stars, weather, water, land, sea, plants and animals.
The Natural Navigator is the school set up by Tristan Gooley to research and teach natural navigation. It is also the title of his book on the subject.
If you would like to know more about natural navigation you can browse the website, read about Tristan’s natural navigation book, or listen to a BBC Radio 4 interview with Tristan.
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