midday
If all the stars rose equally he 'd be climbing straight up , and if they all dropped equally he 'd be moving straight down . It was not a complex method , and it worked . Presently he relaxed . He sped swiftly back past midday and toward the sunrise line on Darth . This was the reverse of a normal orbit , but it was the direction followed by the ships up here . He hoped his orbit was lower than theirs . If it was , he 'd overtake them from behind .