Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

  I have a question for those on this list with more experience (just about anyone!):   What would happen if a mirror were used not to reflect the sun's image, but as the dial itself?   As a kid, I had a mirror with an engraving of a deer on it in my room.  I used to like to play with a flashlight

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

Good, Mike. A fine example of "thinking outside the house". -Bill In a message dated 1/9/2004 4:18:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Tom, > > Instead of demolishing your neighbour's 2nd floor, consider adding a third > floor to your own house. This could have additi

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

But one that couls lead to "escalating" the situation... Dave > Good, Mike. A fine example of "thinking outside the house". > -Bill > > In a message dated 1/9/2004 4:18:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Tom, > > > > Instead of demolishing your neighbour's 2nd

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

Hi Tom, shadow watchers, A mirror objective might indeed work. Basically converting the large angular movement of the sun into a much narrower angle at the top and then re-expanding the angles at the bottom. This would be a curved mirror of course, or a set of small mirrors. Approximating i

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

All: A simpler idea might be to just use a video camera with a fisheye lens. Maybe on top of a flagpole on top of the roof. Edley. Date sent: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:35:15 -0800 From: Tom Egan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sub

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

Instead of demolishing your neighbour's 2nd floor, consider adding a third floor to your own house. This could have additional advantages. Mike Shaw 53.37 North 03.02 West www.wiz.to/sundials Good one, Mike! Following another of your ideas, instead of a

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

Tom,   Instead of demolishing your neighbour's 2nd floor, consider adding a third floor to your own house.  This could have additional advantages.     Mike Shaw   53.37 North03.02 West   www.wiz.to/sundials

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

Can you see a shadow on the mirror if you put a style on it? If so, you can make a sundial, if not you can not make a sundial on the mirror. Thibaud At 21:20 09-01-2004, you wrote: I'll start by pointing out that I have absolutely no experience with something like this.   I have a question for t

Re: Sundial inside a room, but room is inside a canyon!

Yet another possibility, a back-to-basics one: When I told my neighbor that his north wall is now known around the globe, thanks to the Dialist Board, he announced that demolishing his second story was now an option. With a hearty chuckle, he said, "For the right price." I thanked him for