Obviously this method works best on a sunny day
Also the dowel has to be perfectly straight , I bought a 1.2m length of dowel from Bunnings and realised later than it was like a banana which caused my SCP line to be a few degrees out
Maybe a aluminium rod or steel rod 12mm in dia might be more accurate
Ground must fairly flat and level also , no ruts , dips etc
I found this method on a survival website if you get lost in the bush , I just added Stellarium in it to get an accurate solar noon time
Cheers
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