Re: bad sundials

2011-03-19 Thread Richard Langley
Included in the bad sundials list should be sundials, which were properly constructed for the location but improperly installed or improperly re-installed after cleaning or refurbishment. I happened to notice one I think falls in the latter category on the way to the terminal at Heathrow

Re: solar tracking sundial

2011-03-19 Thread Willy Leenders
Hello Brent, There is a very simple solar tracking sundial in my province, Limburg in Flanders (Belgium). It is siutated in the city of Maaseik. It has no sophisticated electro-mechanical tracking system. See on my website the page: http://www.wijzerweb.be/maaseik002A.html Translation of the

Perigee Equinox Moonrise

2011-03-19 Thread Roger Bailey
Did you see the perigee equinox full moon rise this evening? We walked down to the nearby east facing shore to see it rise. The horizon was remarkably clear and the rising moon was beautiful over the water, a large burnished golden orb rising just after 8 pm. At the lunar perigee the moon is