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Old 25-12-2019, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sharpiel View Post
Would it be possible to make that decorative feature a sundial in any way even if your Cardinal points weren't NS alone...? Just a thought...


It's funny that you say that; I literally had that conversation with my wife last night....

My thinking is that Solar Noon position of a stick as described in other threads regarding finding true South would, provide the Midday (or near enough) position for a sun dial. The Northern position would be the 6....

When laying the concrete, it occurred to me that if I put a piece of conduit or dowl in the centre as part of the form work then work out solar noon, paint a lovely sundial pattern & voila... Sundial by day, Astro pad by night & everybody's happy...

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