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Old 03-08-2019, 12:16 AM
Hemi
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Originally Posted by Ukastronomer View Post
It's GPS isn't it
Not really sure....I was just saying how I polar align with the help of my iphone.

I thought iphones used an electronic magnetometer. Some apps use the GPS location to calculate the declination/variation and point to true north.

Switching off the GPS on my iPhone, doesn’t affect the compass in any way. Still works as normal.

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