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Old 09-12-2008, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DJDD View Post
7. Latitude setting = about 38 degrees from vertical. i measured with a protractor and it seemed pretty close
When you say "38 degrees from vertical" do you mean this literally? Technically, for someone from Melbourne, you will need to be (90-38), or 52 degrees from vertical.

Imagine it this way, if you are at the equator (0 degrees north or south) then the pole is exactlly 90 degrees away from vertical - basically pointing flat to the horizon. For every degree away from the equator you move, this changes by 1 degree.

You should be 38 degrees from horizontal.
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