> Is there some way to overcome this problem? Someone once suggested that > perhaps the sundial base could be tilted. Any help you can provide me > would be greatly appreciated.
It is possible to make a sundial on any sunlit surface. A very simple sundial is the one on a plane parallel to the equator. On the earths equator this results in a sundial on a vertical plane. The shadow caster then is horizontal. The hour lines are homogenous spaced by 15 degrees. On the other hand you can make a simple sundial on a base which is parallel to the earths axis. On the equator this is a horizontal plane. You can place the shadow caster in shape of a u-bow like: _____ | | | | The horizontal part then casts the shadow that you use to read the time. The hour lines are straight lines which are parallel. Hope that helps... - Daniel
