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SunStone
Over a thousand years ago, very talented sailors were able to navigate oceans with out the use of magnetic compasses and at times even maps!
Since then, scientists have discovered in sunken ships, what appears to be a magical crystal or Iceland spar better known as sunstone.
Despite heavy clouds, fog, and other devices used around the Polar Regions, these amazing sailors were able to find their position in relationship to the Sun, which, attributed to their amazing navigational success.
How did these stones (Iceland spar) only referred to in poems of the times but recently discovered, assist in navigation?
When sunstone splits light in two polarized rays, what is seen has two levels of brightness (double fraction). When the sunstone is adjusted to where the brightness of both images are equal, then, the sunstone is found to be aligned with the sun. That makes navigation much easier and in many different weather conditions. For example, even when the Sun is behind clouds! What a marvelous natural phenomenon!
Humans are also amazing in what they can accomplish with singleness of purpose.
With the music of “SunStone”, although two different individuals are involved from different parts of the Earth, Roberto and I had a single vision; another great jazz project. But, this time using a new cast of truly amazing musical sailors!
I implore you to search and discover what we have found together by means of music, musical artistry and a host of supporting shipmates!
This is our “SunStone”!