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Old 08-21-05, 03:43 PM   #7
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When I'm on the bridge at night I almost always use the 'Karlsvogna' (directly translated 'Karl's wagon', don't know the English term) to find the North star, to calibrate the compass...
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"Karlsvogna" is known in English as the "Big Dipper" - a group of seven bright stars that are part of the constellation formally known as "Ursa Major" (the Great Bear).

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