Talk:Qibla observation by shadows

Directional terminology
I'm a bit confused by the geometrical terminology here. Surely when the sun is directly over the Ka'bah all shadows point *away* from it, instead of *toward* it? My point here is that if we have a stick perpendicular to the ground and observe its shadow, the most natural direction that the shadow is said to point at is in the direction from the base of the stick outwards, rather than from the end of the shadow inwards, as some passages in this article would currently seem to imply. For instance, I feel this sentence in the lead section needs changing:

"During these times, the Sun appears in the direction of the Ka'bah when visible from any observer on earth, and its shadows cast by vertical objects indicate the same direction." ["opposite direction" clearer, more accurate?]

And in § Observation: "As the sun crosses almost directly above the Ka'bah, any shadow of the Sun cast by vertical objects (such as a stick placed vertically) on earth will point to the Muslim holy site." ["...will point directly away from..." better?] oatco (talk) 02:12, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the comment. You're right, the qibla should be the direction of the base of the shadow. Clarified the second example sentence you quote. I hesitate about the first example, because the original sentence still work (the shadow does indicate the direction, if you look at the base). If you have a good idea that's more precise without sounding like belabouring the point too much, feel free to make edits. HaEr48 (talk) 03:18, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * "Base of the shadow points at Ka'bah" is still very unclear. IMHO, much clearer is to write "Shadow points directly away from Ka'bah" or similar. Johnnyjanko (talk) 10:02, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, replaced. HaEr48 (talk) 15:26, 15 July 2020 (UTC)