Noon
His instruments were beside him . His eyes were focused on the northern horizon , along which the sun was sweeping in its extended arc . I found a place near him and waited without speaking . Noon arrived , and just as on the day before , the sun did n't put in an appearance . It was sheer bad luck . Our noon sights were still lacking . If we could n't obtain them tomorrow , we would finally have to give up any hope of fixing our position .