Polaris - finding North at night

[nl 986]

I am sure that this has been mentioned somewhere before but I couldn't find a topic. Many of you may already know this but some probably don't.

 

You find The Big Dipper which will be usually low on the horizon and draw an imaginary line to the first bright star which will be Polaris aka the North Star so you can also determine W,E and S. You may have to get up on higher ground to find The Big Dipper and obviously it will only work with no or few clouds. Just handy to know if you don't have a compass.

 

 

 

Edited July 9, 2014 by SAK

[timedance 120]

there is also the possibility at night to see, where the east is. There are 3 stars among each others

 

;)

[hunter-blaze 3]

I am sure that this has been mentioned somewhere before but I couldn't find a topic. Many of you may already know this but some probably don't.

 

You find The Big Dipper which will be usually low on the horizon and draw an imaginary line to the first bright star which will be Polaris aka the North Star so you can also determine W,E and S. You may have to get up on higher ground to find The Big Dipper and obviously it will only work with no or few clouds. Just handy to know if you don't have a compass.

 

 

 

Nice!! I will have to try that next time I play through the night!

[TheLoneSurvivior 37]

screw dat, just join a day server :p

[MadWookie 573]

I am sure that this has been mentioned somewhere before but I couldn't find a topic. Many of you may already know this but some probably don't.

 

You find The Big Dipper which will be usually low on the horizon and draw an imaginary line to the first bright star which will be Polaris aka the North Star so you can also determine W,E and S. You may have to get up on higher ground to find The Big Dipper and obviously it will only work with no or few clouds. Just handy to know if you don't have a compass.

 

 

I heard something about this when they first started development of SA. I wasn't aware that it was actually implemented. Thank you! Take my beans! :D