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Old 20-03-23, 09:41 PM
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...bit of a mystery object? Does anyone know what it is? Best photo I have sadly.
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Old 20-03-23, 09:49 PM
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Looks like something to do with navigation.

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The picture isn't much good on my phone , have you any better ones
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Could be a Sundial, found something similar on a Google search
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It's a sun compass
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It's a sun compass
An example from Royal Museums Greenwich :

Universal sun compass



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Old 21-03-23, 07:39 AM
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.... thanks All Magpie nailed it.
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