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How to find south by the help of the moon

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This video shows how easy it is to find south, with the help of the moon. This trick i have used several times during my army career Sorry for the shaken camera :-)

By: BMBPDK

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  • This method is used during day when you can´t se the sun or by night when you can see the moon
  • THIS METHOD WAS TESTED IN DENMARK (UPPER HEMOSPHERE) IN JUNE, IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IN THE LOWER HEMOSPHERE OR OTHERS MONTHS OF THE YEAR BY ME
Step1
- Find the moon and a stick or straw
Step2
- Align the straw at the two edges of the moon
Step3
- The lower end of the straw is pointing towards south

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