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Old 07-08-2012, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by silv View Post
so, on a normal compass, the needle should point about 20 degrees east of S.
To be clear, this correction is for your location.

If you reside in Perth for example, the m.dec is 1d 45m West.

the following link shows how much the declination changes in Australia... http://www.smithonline.id.au/?Hidden...clination_Maps
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