Newb question: lat/long format

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I've been interested in GIS for a number of years, but after a couple
days playing with GeoDjango, I'm realizing just how little I
understand.

So I've added a Point field to a model, and added the necessary
manager, successfully have the OpenLayers widget in the Admin. When I
add a point and save it, the format of the latitude/longitude is in
Cartesian units (meters) and not the familiar decimal format I'm used
to.

Why? Is there a way to get the OpenLayers widget to return a
different format? Is there a way to have GeoDjango convert the
Cartesian coordinates to the decimal format in my templates? I don't
get it.

Thanks!

Josh