Re: Olquest or Suniver? - Sunquest or Oliver

1999-05-18 Thread Ron Sterne
I certainly am a potential subscriber. I have always admired it, unfortunately only from pictures. Ron Sterne Vancouver, B.C. From: Peter Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial Mail List" Subject: Re: Olquest or Suniver? - Sunquest or Oliver Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 11:26:05 +0930 On May 12t

Jaipur Observatory

1999-05-18 Thread Peter Mayer
Fellow dialists, A few weeks ago there was a thread discussing 'shadow sharpeners' and the question of the accuracy of the great sundial in Jaipur came up. I was a bit swamped in marking essays at that point and didn't have time to dig through some photographs, hunt up references, etc.

A Great New for the Philatelic's amateur...

1999-05-18 Thread Gilbert FOUSSE
-Message d'origine- De : Gilbert FOUSSE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> À : Liste Solar Eclips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date : mercredi 19 mai 1999 00:08 Objet : A Great New for the Philatelic's amateur... >Hello Eclips' Chasers, and Dialist, > >The Société Astronomique de France and La Poste announce th

SUN COMPASS

1999-05-18 Thread francois.pineau2
Hello, A few weeks ago, I search informations about SUN COMPASS on this list. Thanks to those answered me. You can see all informations I have collected on this webpage: http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/.atco/compas/compasuk.htm or http://wkweb5.cableinet.co.uk/phil.walker/scompass_fr.htm both in eng

Re: Multiple sunsets

1999-05-18 Thread Fernando Cabral
John Carmichael wrote: > Instead of seeing several sunsets in a row, wouldn't the pilot see just one > long slow continuous sunset instead? > > John Carmichael > What my intuition tells me is that this depends on two factors: a) how fast (and continuously) you move forward; how much you move up

Re: Olquest or Suniver? - Sunquest or Oliver

1999-05-18 Thread Tony Moss
Peter Mayer contributed: > Could the financial problem of >putting them back into production be eased, if not solved, if those who >want one -- assuming the price was 'within reason' -- 'subscribed' in >advance? > Great idea Peter! Count me in. Tony Moss