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Finding your way without a compass or a phone is possible, if you know where the sun is. This replica of the Hemisferium solar compass illustrates this principle. A solar compass uses the sun to orient you. At noon the sun is exactly in the south and a shadow points north. If you know the time, you can find the wind directions with the sun, and if you know the wind directions, you can find the time with the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is primarily a decorative and educational object, and a gift for hikers, sailors and lovers of old instruments. Those who like being outdoors will also appreciate it. a compact walking or travel scope<\/a> by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: In the Netherlands, the sun does not set in the south at 12:00, but depending on the date and location, it sets somewhere between about quarter past twelve and one o'clock, and in summer time an hour later. If you want to learn more about the relationship between sun and time, check out The equatorial sundial from Augsburg<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A replica of a historical solar compass that shows how the position of the sun, the wind directions and the time are interconnected.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":113250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[3286],"product_cat":[3272],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-113252","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-hemisferium","product_cat-geschenken","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":113241,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/equatoriale-zonnewijzer-augsburg-replica-hemisferium\/","url_meta":{"origin":113252,"position":0},"title":"Equatorial sundial Augsburg, replica | Hemisferium","author":"Info telescoop","date":"09-10-2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Portable equatorial sun clock in Augsburg style, as a replica. 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