Happy March Equinox!
Happy March Equinox! The sun will rise and set north of east and west from tomorrow. In the northern hemisphere this means its arc in…
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I Had to Reach Out
My thanks to Betsy from Corvallis, Oregon, USA, for this email: Hi! I don’t know if the author has time for such small excitements, but…
Why does the Gnomon on a Sundial Point South?
The pointy bit of a sundial is called a ‘gnomon’. It is the part that casts the shadow and in the northern hemisphere it points…
Which Way Are We Looking? Golden Edition
Which direction are we looking in this photo taken in West Sussex, southeast UK? North, East, South or West? It’s a tough one. There are…
Winter Solstice in Texas
My thanks to Dan Acosta for this image of winter solstice sunrise yesterday from Corpus Christi, on the coast of Texas. The red arrow shows…
Horsham Park
My thanks to Leon Winnert for sending in this photo from Horsham Park. The picture was taken in the middle of the day, so no…
Prevailing Winds, Caribbean-Style
One of the few golden rules in natural navigation is this: make sure you get to know the winds in the area you are travelling.…
How to Build the World’s Simplest Sundial
My thanks to Vincent Alaniz for sending me this photo and a question, which I will answer here. Whenever we consider the position of the…
Church Alignment Research
My thanks to Leon Winnert – a double Natural Navigator course alumnus no less! – for taking the time to research church alignment in his…