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-The Plough in the northern sky – once you've found it, it's easy to find Polaris.+_The Plough in the northern sky – once you've found it, it's easy to find Polaris._
  
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-Spiders' webs are often sheltered from south-westerly winds.+_Spiders' webs are often sheltered from south-westerly winds._
  
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-How to take a compass bearing+_How to take a compass bearing_
  
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-In the northern hemisphere, trees tend to have more growth, on the south side. It can be quite subtle, but branches on the south side are often horizonal – reaching towards the sun; and branches on the north side are often slightly more vertical, as if they are trying to reach up and over towards the sun.+_In the northern hemisphere, trees tend to have more growth, on the south side. It can be quite subtle, but branches on the south side are often horizonal – reaching towards the sun; and branches on the north side are often slightly more vertical, as if they are trying to reach up and over towards the sun._
  
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-A sextant.+_A sextant._
  
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-Finding directions using only the stars is a very natural, romantic and ancient way of navigation.+_Finding directions using only the stars is a very natural, romantic and ancient way of navigation._
  
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-In the northern hemisphere, you can find south by creating an imaginary line between the two points of a crescent moon and extrapolating it to the earth's surface.+_In the northern hemisphere, you can find south by creating an imaginary line between the two points of a crescent moon and extrapolating it to the earth's surface._
  
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-Calibrating and using a sextant, and making an artificial horizon for sextant use.+_Calibrating and using a sextant, and making an artificial horizon for sextant use._
  
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-Trees often lean away from prevailing winds.+_Trees often lean away from prevailing winds._
  
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-Urban navigation: in the northern hemisphere, satellite dishes face south.+_Urban navigation: in the northern hemisphere, satellite dishes face south._
  
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 - [The Natural Navigator](https://www.naturalnavigator.com/) - [The Natural Navigator](https://www.naturalnavigator.com/)
 - [Navigating by the stars](https://www.space.com/5849-navigating-stars.html) - [Navigating by the stars](https://www.space.com/5849-navigating-stars.html)
-- [Navigating with map and compass](https://www.backcountryattitude.com/navigation_map_compass.html) +- [Navigating with map and compass](https://www.backcountryattitude.com/navigation_map_compass.html)
 - [Compass Dude](https://www.compassdude.com/) - all about compasses - [Compass Dude](https://www.compassdude.com/) - all about compasses
 - [Navigation Foundation](https://www.starpath.com/foundation/) - [Navigation Foundation](https://www.starpath.com/foundation/)
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-## Specialists+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
  
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