Spherical Astronomy
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1m 41s
In this clip, Charlie uses the behavior of the hoop's shadow to pinpoint the longitude and latitude where the photos had been taken. In order to make calculations involving the position of the sun in the sky, Charlie used a technique called spherical astronomy.

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