Hello All:
Thanks to Robert Terwilliger, I'm finally able to show and tell you about a beautiful new rare sundial that I made especially for debut at the NASS Conference in Tucson. During the past year I became very fascinated with Analemmatic Sundials. I researched all the websites and literature that I could find that pertain to this type of sundial. Unbelievably, I could not find a single example anywhere of a mid-sized analemmatic that one could put on a pedestal. I found photos and description of tiny pocket analemmatics and large human size analemmatics, but nothing in between! To me, it's a no brainer. Table Top Analemmatics are a wonderful alternative to traditional horizontal sundials. I've always thought that sundials that can be used on pedestals are the most commercial types because they don't need special mounting brackets and declination measurements like wall dials. This sundial is also rare because it is the first sundial that incorporates Roger Bailey's now famous Seasonal Markers (Bailey Points I call them). I used a very rare and beautiful type of sandstone called "Picture Rock" from a secret quarry somewhere in Arizona. Rumor has it that the quarry was closed so I may never get another slab of it again. I redesigned and retooled the gnomon since the conference to make it much more precise. 1/32" tolerance allows you to place the gnomon to the exact date since the clockwise dateline is divided into clearly marked weeks! You can see why I wanted a spiral drawing program for the gnomon legs. The gnomon is not connected to the face and is moved like a chess piece. (But I'm working on a sliding attached gnomon design which I may or may not use in the future.) Note that you can determine solar azimuth if you place the gnomon in the center of the 16 pt. compass rosette instead of on the dateline. I used Fer de Vries' Delta Cad Macro to design the face and Roger Bailey's Excell Spreadsheet to verify location of the Bailey Points and the minimum gnomon height (So that the shadow reaches the noon mark on the summer solstice. Hope you like it! Go to the NASS website Featured Links at: http://sundials.org/links/local/carm_table/table.htm Stone Analemmatic Sundial Description Classification: horizontal analemmatic. Size: 32" X 20" (81 x 51 cm) Shape: oval ellipse concentric to the time point ellipse (latitude determines shape of stone) Material: Picture Rock sandstone, 24K Gold Plated brass fittings, Tiger Eye inlayed spheres. Thickness: 1.5 - 2" Weight: ~60 lbs Gnomon Description: 14" tall with 3 legs and pointed date marker Time points: 15 min. Dateline: Clockwise weekly date sequence with gold markers for the equinoxes & solstices Accuracy: ~2 min. Furniture: Noon Mark, Bailey Points (East & West Seasonal Markers), 16pt. Oval Compass Rosette, Time Ribbon, Date Made, Sundial Location, Maker's Mark Functions: Shows Standard (watch) Time if adjusted for The Equation of Time, the time and direction of sunrises and sunsets, the solstices, equinoxes, solar azimuth, a 360 deg. compass, and High Noon. Artwork: There is no space for additional artwork, But the customer can select his own text for the time ribbon. Support Structure: Place on a pedestal Price: $1700. John John L. Carmichael Jr. Sundial Sculptures 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson Arizona 85718 USA Tel: 520-696-1709 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: <http://www.sundialsculptures.com> -
