Comment on How accurate can your position be calculated from a photo of the sun you post online?
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
At any given moment there’s a full circle of points on the surface of the earth at which the sun has the same given zenith angle. So without any other information, the best you could do is narrow it down to someplace on such a circle.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
But then come in the geolocators and based on other clues will figure out the exact location, probably within few minutes.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
A correct guess isn’t usually based on a single clue, but on using multiple clues to narrow the possibilities down in different ways. So every potential clue matters and should be considered, instead of assuming it’s irrelevant because there are other clues present as well.