OK, instead of making a sundial specifically for my longitude, why not make
a regular, solar time correct sundial, with noon straight up. Instead of
using a triangle style, use a post at the height of the top of the style.
Then, if you move, so long as you are at the same latitude, the dial can be
adjusted, up to 15 degrees either direction, to accommodate for longitude if
you want.

 

If you move to a different latitude, you can also replace the pole with a
shorter or taller post.

 

I was thinking of this because of a friend of mine. She is shortly to marry
and I thought of making her a sundial. Problem is, her fiancée is in the
military. This will, of course, be requiring many, many moves on her part.
So I was trying to find a way to make a sundial she could take where ever
they were assigned and still have it accurate.

 

Karon Adams

Accredited Jewelry Professional (GIA)

You can send a free Rosary to a soldier!

www.facebook.com/MilitaryRosary

www.YellowRibbonRosaries.com

 

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