Re: Sundials, the internet, and education

[R Wall]

Hi Roger,

You would think that the Rothsay Astrophysical Observatory being an observatory 
would want to have their sundial on show.  The sundial looks good and it has 
the equation of time correction built into the dial, pity not to have it on 
show.

Roderick Wall.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Bailey 
  To: R Wall ; sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de 
  Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:42 AM
  Subject: Re: Sundials, the internet, and education


  Thanks Roderick. I checked the link and followed the links to the solar 
gnomon at the Rothsay Astrophysical Observatory near Calgary. I didn't observe 
anything of interest on this visit.

  My visit to the RAO in 2003 was also disappointing . This visit was a 
scouting trip for the NASS conference sundial tour and I hoped to include the 
equatorial dial designed by Dr. Alan Clark about 30 years ago. They also made a 
copy of this equatorial sundial for Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor 
Connecticut. See the NASS Registry #211. Here is a link to the photo 
www.sundials.org/regphotos/211.htm 

  The original sundial was out behind the RAO building in 2003, removed from 
display due to an encounter with an alien brandishing a light saber. The gnomon 
was broken  during a school visit and the sundial taken out of service. The 
small lobe on the gnomon is missing. Dr Clark was encouraging them to fix the 
dial and put it back in service but he has retired and the new director has 
other priorities. I do not know the current status of this sundial. There is a 
photo of the damaged sundial on my personal website 
http://www3.telus.net/public/rtbailey/images/RAO-Equ.jpg. 

  Regards,
  Roger Bailey
  Walking Shadow Designs


  From: R Wall 
  Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:07 PM
  To: sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de 
  Subject: Re: Sundials, the internet, and education


  Thanks Len very interesting,

  At the bottom of the pdf page is a link to the sundial camera that doesn't 
work, try:

  http://www.ucalgary.ca/rao/multimedia

  Roderick Wall.



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