Re: Analemmatic dial

[GinnyandHalB]

Mac,

I enjoyed your analemmatic dial experience.  About two years ago, I laid out an analemmatic dial on a reasonably level - and sunny - part of my front lawn.  I used the X-Y coordinate approach after locating true North using the shadow at noon method verified by a magnetic compass corrected for the magnetic deviation.   I was assisted by a roofer's square and a long draftsman's straight edge in addition to a 150' tape measure.

The hour and date markers were  relatively short plastic garden stakes.  Above each hour mark, I placed a small polished stone.  I also placed a stone over the current date marker (actually entrance into the current sign of the Zodiac).  The only problem is that I must remove and replace the stones when I cut the lawn.

Hal Brandmaier