Viking Style Sun Compass
Set to 34 Degrees North
Nordic People invented the Sun
Compass
and used it during their voyages of exploration. This instrument is
used
to track the sun's shadow from the tip of a vertical pin across a
hyperbolas
inscribed on the disk. Different hyperbolas are used for different
times
of the year. When the shadow is on the right line, the compass points
to
true north!
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This sun compass is set to 34 degrees North for places like Los Angeles, Phoenix, Wichita Falls, Little Rock, Huntsville, Atlanta and Wilmington. One hyperbola is provided for the 21st day of most months of the year. By setting the compass to these days, solstices, equinoxes and cross quarters are described by the compass. Lines on the compass face cross the hyperbole where the Sun's shadow crosses the line at 09:00 and 15:00 hours (standard sun time). The disk is about 4" in diameter and the brass pin stands 0.5" from the surface.
The disk is varnished wood and the compass comes with a data sheet.
