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sky compass

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noun

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  1. a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.

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One gadget it has found useful is the Pfund� sky compass which polarizes light reflected from the sky�and points to the spot on the horizon directly above the invisible sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

When used with the proper tables, the sky compass gives the direction in which the plane is flying.

From Time Magazine Archive

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