Won’t the factors that necessitate the addition of a leap day prevent this alignment from happening at exactly 11/11 11:11 every year? From year to year, that calendar date occurs at a slightly different fraction of the year’s days.
November 11 is the day 316 of 366 in 2016 and 315 of 365 in 2017. Will the sun have precisely the same alignment to this sculpture at a time that’s 316/366 of the year vs. 315/365? Close enough for the difference to be imperceptible? The dates and times of the solstices and equinoxes vary from year to year. If these events shift relative to our timekeeping, how can the angle of sunlight required by this sculpture occurs at 11/11 11:11 every year? The beauty of math and the beauty of symbolism may not align here. > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:41:15 +0000 > From: Art Krenzel <phoenix98...@msn.com <mailto:phoenix98...@msn.com>> > To: "sundial@uni-koeln.de <mailto:sundial@uni-koeln.de>" > <sundial@uni-koeln.de <mailto:sundial@uni-koeln.de>> > Subject: Unusual bi-annual sundial > > I have been to Arizona many times but never saw this "working sundial" of > sorts. It is on my bucket list now. > > > I thought you might enjoy watching the beauty of math, the sun and time all > coming together. There is a 30 second video of the solar display near the > bottom of the opening page at this URL. > > > http://www.onlineatanthem.com/anthem-veterans-memorial > <http://www.onlineatanthem.com/anthem-veterans-memorial> > > Anthem Veterans Memorial | Online At > Anthem<http://www.onlineatanthem.com/anthem-veterans-memorial > <http://www.onlineatanthem.com/anthem-veterans-memorial>> > www.onlineatanthem.com <http://www.onlineatanthem.com/> > Reserve the Anthem Veterans Memorial area for a special ceremony or event. > Please refer to the ACC Board Policy Manual for a complete list of facility > rules and ... > > > Enjoy! > > > Art Krenzel
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