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Sunclock: Harnessing Your Shadow to Track Time

Learn how to make a human sundial from idea to realization! Discover how Sunclock works, the concept of an analemma, layout making process, determining true north, and finalizing your project. Educational, fun, and unique project for eco-conscious individuals. Detailed explanations and layout plan included.

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Sunclock: Harnessing Your Shadow to Track Time

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  1. HUMAN SUNDIAL – idea to realisationyour shadow tells time How it works and how to make it yourself using our Layout Plan (detailed explanations in slide handouts) Made by: Slaven Ličina, „Sunčani sat” www.suncanisat.com

  2. CONTENT • About the project • How Sunclock „works”? • What’s „analemma”? • Layout making process? • How to make sunclock using our layout plan? • How to determine „true north”? • Measurements „on the ground” • Finalize your project • Info

  3. TRUE SCHOOL PROJECT • EKOLOGICAL • EDUCATIONAL • FUN • PRACTICAL • UNIQUE • PERMANENT • ACCURATE

  4. How Sunclock works? • Earth around the Sun – changeable movement • „Sun” time = local time on the belonging meridian • „Zone” time = agreement made by man

  5. Analemma – Sun „eight” „Sun movement” on the sky throughout year „Copied” analemma on the date scale

  6. Result of the layout making process „standard time” Measurement point Date scale – standing point depends on time of the year „DST”

  7. How to determine „true North”? • First step when using our layout plan • Determine N-S direction using shadow string string J board S S board J

  8. Measurement point marking N-S axis Y Measurement point E-W axis X

  9. „Ring” elements marking Jedna oznaka Hour marking x x y y

  10. Finalize your project

  11. Finalize your project

  12. What you need to paint Sunclock on the hard surface?

  13. Done!!

  14. Done!

  15. End MADE BY: Slaven Ličina For additional info send question at info@suncanisat.com, or Facebook pod „Sunčani sat”. Check out Sunclock design photos at www.suncanisat.com or Facebook.

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