compass.. what is it??

 

TQ beautiful people for being patient! :)


Lets go roughly trough this topic..

1st thing to know, what is compass??

             

this is the simplest compass that have 8 main directions in it which are north, south, east, west, north-east, north-west, south-east and south-west.

Q: WHY we must know what is compass??

A: This is because compass shows us direction and without it we wont know what is bearing.

 

2nd, how to read a compass..?

Q: WHY?? to get a right direction..

1) Hold your compass steadily in your hand so the baseplate is level and the direction-of-travel arrow is pointing straight away from you.

2) Hold it about halfway between your face and waist in a comfortable arm position with your elbow bent and compass held close to your stomach.

3) Look down at the compass and see where the needle points.

This compass is pointing due North (also 0 degrees)

 

4) Turn your body while keeping the compass right in front of you.

5) Notice that as the compass rotates, the needle stays pointing the same direction. 

6) Keep turning until the needle points East like the picture below, keeping the direction-of-travel arrow and North mark facing straight in front of you.

This compass is pointing East (90 degrees)

Get a clearer view about bearing right now people?? :) That is all for today. See u in the next entry. We'll go deeper. InshaAllah :).