RE: the care and feeding of analemmas

2004-12-08 Thread Larry Bohlayer
78W     -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aten Heliochronometers Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:53 PM To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Subject: the care and feeding of analemmas   Hello group, I am new here, but have been

Re: the care and feeding of analemmas

2004-12-07 Thread Gordon Uber
I think that you would want a constant distance from a simple lens to the surface so that the sun will always be in focus. This would result in a concave spherical surface bearing the analemma, with the lens at its center. However, if you prefer a flat surface, I think that you can use a ph

the care and feeding of analemmas

2004-12-07 Thread Aten Heliochronometers
Hello group, I am new here, but have been reading the posts for a few days. I have a question for the group, I am designing a new heliochronometer (afterwards to be referred as a "helio" for brevity) and I am striving for a bit more accuracy.  Roughly, I intend to try and cast a point of l