Re: Seasonal Marker Position

2002-05-22 Thread John Carmichael
Hi Roger and Helmut When you geniuses have finished debugging your spreadsheet, let us know so that so that we can trash all the other versions we have. I've got so many now its getting confusing! John John L. Carmichael Jr. Sundial Sculptures 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson Arizona 85718 USA

Re: Shadow Sharpener

2002-05-22 Thread John Carmichael
Bill, I think you found the solution!!! Your idea is much better than mine.I just tested it.I was going to mark the hour points at the place under the style's penumbra where the sharpener'spoint of light disappears and as Roger pointed out, this point doesn't represent the center of the

Need Support for Proposal

2002-05-22 Thread John Carmichael
Hello all, Some of you have taken a great interest in the Kitt Peak Telescope Sundial Project and have offered help and advise. Special thanks to Mac O. for his proof-reading! I hand-delivered the proposal this morning to a Mr. Rich Fedele. He is in charge of the McMath-Pierce Telescope. He

Re: New Deltacad Macro

2002-05-22 Thread sundials
Would it help if I were to send you art-work for the finger plates? Silas. - Original Message - From: fer j. de vries [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sundial sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: New Deltacad Macro Hello Diallists, It's about two years ago

Re: Re: Shadow Sharpener

2002-05-22 Thread Wuwalton
Thanks for trying out the "pinhole" method. (I've been trying for two years to get someone to try and appreciate the precision and beauty of this technique.) After I sent the last message it dawned on me that at your giant sundial you could have a three legged stool on casters that supported

RE: Seasonal Marker Position

2002-05-22 Thread Roger Bailey
Hi John and all, Finished! These things are never finished. This is why I was reluctant to go public for so long. Remember the programmers curse. All my programs have bugs, upon their backs to bite them. Little bugs have smaller bugs, and so on ad infinitem. Keep the version that suits you