That's a horse of a different color. Then you have a geometrical image of the hole rather than a pinhole image of the sun. The lack of "perfection" remains, but is no longer so apparent. Now you might want to ask for how many days around the equinox the image stays "pretty much" on the line. The
Hi Mac et al,
Following the previous discussion on this topic, I added High Noon to the
draft second edition of the BSS Glossary.
My understanding is that it derives from the term haute nones, i.e. the time
during the period of nones when the sun is at its highest. Since nones is the
early
Josef, Art, and All,
Yes, this was the monument I saw on the TV show. Thank you Josef for
tracking down the link! It was very interesting to be able to see it from
the air, to really see its scale and consider its functionas opposed to
seeing it from plaza level forjust aminute or soduring
I don't know how to find old messages for this list. I used to look at an
archive on Yahoo Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sundial/messages/),
but the last message there is from 2001/07/11.
Where else can I look?
Thanks in advance,
Steve
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archive on Yahoo Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sundial/messages/),
but the last message there is from 2001/07/11.
Where else can I look?
Thanks in advance,
Steve
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Steve, try www.astroarchive.com.
Mac
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Noon itself derives originally from nine or the ninth hour after
sunrise (probaby 3pm :-) and not when it is apparently highest in the sky.
Well... you asked, Mac!
Maria Brandl Mallacoota
So how and when did it get shifted from 3 pm to midday ?
Richard.
E-mail from: Richard Mallett,
Mac:
You avoid design and surveying errors by using the Time Shadow Method for
marking points, that's for sure. The biggest differences in point location
were those points that were located in potholes in the asphalt or where the
elevation changed.
John
John L. Carmichael Jr.
Sundial
Steve Lelievre wrote:
I don't know how to find old messages for this list. I used to look at an
archive on Yahoo Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sundial/messages/),
but the last message there is from 2001/07/11.
Connect to
http://www.astroarchive.com/g/
Click on search on the left
Richard:
Noon itself derives originally from nine or the ninth hour after
sunrise (probaby 3pm :-) and not when it is apparently highest in the sky.
Richard Mallett asked:
So how and when did it get shifted from 3 pm to midday ?
Klaus Eichholz wrote:
My answer is High noon is
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