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NORTHERN HEMISPHERE<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

<strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Sundial</strong><br />

6<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

4<br />

8<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1 12 11<br />

10<br />

9

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

<strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Sundial</strong><br />

6<br />

7<br />

5<br />

6<br />

8<br />

4<br />

9<br />

10<br />

11 12<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3

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Winter<br />

Solstice<br />

Summer<br />

Solstice<br />

Equinox<br />

Celestial<br />

Pole<br />

30<br />

A triangular post is required for<br />

latitudes below 24°.<br />

The straw is positioned on the post<br />

with its end at the 24° line.<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

Place end of straw here.<br />

Mark straw at your latitude.<br />

Mark this end of the straw as it will be<br />

placed on the guide to the left.<br />

40<br />

50<br />

60<br />

70

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The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

Straw length for latitudes below 24°.<br />

0<br />

Place end of straw here.<br />

Mark straw at your latitude.<br />

Mark this end of the straw as it will be placed on the triangular post.<br />

10<br />

20<br />

6<br />

6<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

5<br />

5<br />

4<br />

4<br />

3<br />

3<br />

Place end of straw here.<br />

Mark straw at your latitude.<br />

Mark this end of the straw as it will be<br />

placed on the guide to the left.<br />

2<br />

Celestial<br />

Pole<br />

<strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Sundial</strong><br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE<br />

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

2<br />

1<br />

<strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Sundial</strong><br />

1 12<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

A triangular post is required for<br />

latitudes below 24°.<br />

The straw is positioned on the post<br />

with its end at the 24° line.<br />

Summer<br />

Solstice<br />

Winter<br />

Solstice Equinox<br />

Summer<br />

Solstice<br />

Winter<br />

Solstice<br />

A triangular post is required for<br />

latitudes below 24°.<br />

The straw is positioned on the post<br />

with its end at the 24° line.<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE<br />

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE<br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

<strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Sundial</strong><br />

The <strong>Sundial</strong> Primer<br />

<strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Sundial</strong><br />

Place end of straw here.<br />

Mark straw at your latitude.<br />

Mark this end of the straw as it will be<br />

placed on the guide to the left.<br />

Northern Southern<br />

Hemisphere Hemisphere<br />

Select the correct dial layout for<br />

your location.<br />

10<br />

20<br />

30<br />

40<br />

50<br />

60<br />

70<br />

11 12<br />

11<br />

10<br />

10<br />

9<br />

9<br />

8<br />

8<br />

7<br />

7<br />

6<br />

6<br />

6<br />

6<br />

5<br />

5<br />

4<br />

4<br />

3<br />

3<br />

Equinox<br />

2<br />

2<br />

1<br />

1 12<br />

Celestial<br />

Pole<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

11 12<br />

11<br />

10<br />

10<br />

9<br />

9<br />

8<br />

8<br />

7<br />

7<br />

30<br />

40<br />

6<br />

6<br />

50<br />

60<br />

70<br />

Print templates on card stock or glue thinner paper on to cardboard. Glue the dial<br />

faces together and tape to base using one of the layouts shown below. The small<br />

triangles can be cut out and used as guides. You can attach the paper base to a<br />

piece of wood using tacks. Use a wood dowel or straw, 3/16" in diameter or less,<br />

to make the gnomon. A second straw can be inserted into the first if a longer one<br />

is needed. Mark the straw length using the appropriate guide with tape placed<br />

towards the cross end. Cut the cross at the centre of the dial using a craft knife.<br />

Using a pencil make a hole into which the straw will fit snuggly. Push the straw<br />

through the back of dial plate until tape touches the dial. Tape the straw from the<br />

front. Place the end of the straw on the latitude line for your location. Secure the<br />

straw with tape.<br />

A triangular post is needed for<br />

latitudes below 24°. Cut out to<br />

correct height, fold on lines and<br />

tape together. Tape on to<br />

triangle on dial base. Use guide<br />

on this sheet to mark the straw.<br />

Print all pages at the same<br />

scale. Full scale is best. Do not<br />

use "Fit to Page".