Thanks for all of your responses! I'm still reading about the different types of dials suggested and all of the additional material you provided!
In the meantime, I prepared a better diagram of the location of the sundial, which is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18VldWIorcF2L4Xuy6Ge5PU-nmiJb_VGa/view?usp=sharing Thanks everybody! Alon On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 6:34 PM Alon Gan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear dialist, > > I have a 0.8x3.8 meter opening in a wall on the roof (technically, a > parapet, I believe) which is facing west (5.6 degrees north of West, > actually). After much consideration I came to the conclusion that I would > like to have a faux stained glass sundial (i.e., printed on a large pane of > glass) with gnomons on both sides of the glass, one for showing morning > times and the other for the afternoon. > (see attached image showing a very rough example of what I have in mind). > If it helps, I live at 32°22′40″N 34°52′8″E > <https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Beit_Herut¶ms=32_22_40_N_34_52_8_E_type:city(904)_region:IL> > . > > Please see if you can help me with any one of the following questions: > 1. Do you know of any example of such a dial I can study? > 2. Due to the elongated dimensions, I think I can include additional dials > (e.g., direction of the sun, etc.) - do you have any ideas? > 3. I'm trying to decide between a regular "linear" gnomon to a spherical > gnomon/nodus on a perpendicular rod rising from the cornice below. Any > ideas? > 4. Any interesting ways of including EoT data (e.g., connecting to date > using a nodus?) > > And also for a technical question - > 5. I use Shadows for the design (unless you have other recommendations), I > want to convert the data to visio or any other free CAD editor and after I > design all the dials together, convert it again to photoshop, for an artist > to design it graphically. Any thoughts on easy ways to do all of those > conversions? > > Thanks a lot!!!! > > (You can also contact me privately at alongan(at)gmail.com > > Best, Alon Gan > > . > [image: example alon sundial.jpg] > >
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