Message: 3 Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:49:50 -0800 From: Jim Lux <[email protected]> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <[email protected]> Subject: [time-nuts] more solar clock stuff Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>So here's my next idea.. > >Set up a 24 hour movement (no minute hand) so that you have the sun >moving around the dial: at the top at solar noon, with the rate being >reasonably constant around the dial(e.g. using the solar clock >algorithms developed). > (snip) The ways of creative genius are truly awe inspiring. But all I was initially after is a little micro-driven quartz clock that will tell me when the sun is at its highest point throughout the year. It is a comparative reference for a standard timepiece. There was no intention to align sunrise and sunset with 6 o'clock, etc. Although that would certainly be useful, the actual fabrication of what you are proposing, in terms of visual display, rotating dials, etc., is starting to sound a bit "challenging". I am greatly looking forward to hearing how the basic program works with a store-bought clock movement. P Nielsen _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
