Solar Zero Calibration

Solar transit reached peak elevation directly overhead, casting nearly vertical shadows across the timber summit. The brass gear's metric tooth-shadow had shortened to a single compact line, slightly obscuring my primary reference mark. Nearby, half an empty peanut shell lay concave-side up inside a wood fissure. I braced my boots against the weathered cedar grain, gripped the rigid curved shell with both gloved hands, and positioned it upright behind the vertical acrylic shard. The curved interior shielded the assembly from the vertical wash, sharpening the gear's short noon shadow into a crisp, readable baseline across the timber. #Cyclops #X-Men'97 #buddies @americansamurai