What's New Under the Sun
Sundial Dedicated at York University in Toronto
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 22:39
Dr. Robert Stairs rotates the 200-lb (90 kg) gnomon to tell the time from a line of sunlight onto the equatorial ring. After nearly two years of design, engineering, and fabrication, a large 8-ft (2.4m) bronze Schmoyer-type sundial was dedicated on 16 September 2026 at York University in Toronto,...
Elements of Dialing Course - 2026
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 22:01
NASS is pleased to announce the upcoming sixth instance of Elements of Dialing , our introductory course about sundials, their history, and the science that makes them work. The free 12-lesson course, intended for those are new to sundialing, runs from 28 October 2026f until 13 April 2027. The...
2026 Conference - Louisville KY
Friday, 07 August 2026 21:23
The 31st annual NASS Conference was held in Louisville KY from June 25-28 2026. Thursday evening opened the conference with a social gathering and the traditional "grab bag" of gifts. Friday's bus tour of sundials was highlighted by two events: (1) Lots of rain, though the sund did come out...
Equation of Time - Kevin Karney
Sunday, 02 August 2026 17:23
"This is a journal covering about 50 years of my interest in the Equation of Time, during which time I have been gathering pictures, charts and ideas on that subject." So starts Kevin Karney's book on the Equation of Time. Kevin was kind to provide his book to both the British Sundial Society and...
2026 - Evan Boxer-Cook
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 22:16
This year there was no Sawyer Dialing Prize. Instead Evan received a Graduation Celebration at the NASS annual conference in Louisville, KY. Evan graduated this year (2026) from Bates College with a BA in Classical and Medieval Studies. His Senior Thesis was on the use of equal hours in ancient...
Trio of Solar Eclipses in Spain
Thursday, 28 May 2026 22:13
A wonderful trio of solar eclipses on the Iberian Peninsula will occur. The first will occur on 12 August 2026 with viewing time of more than 2 minutes. lThe second, almost exactly a year later on 2 August 2027 , will be even more spectacular, with an eclipse duration of 4 minutes. On 26 January...
Clark College Celebrates Sundial at 40th Anniversary
Thursday, 07 May 2026 20:31
In August, 2009 the NASS Conference was held in Portland, Oregon and visited the sundial at Clark College in Vancouver, WA. The equatorial sundial, built in 1984, had just received a new gnomon: an analemmatic or "bowling pin" gnomon that corrects for the Equation of Time. On May 4th, 2026 the...
1720 American-Made Brass Sundial up for Auction
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 17:05
Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas, is auctioning a brass dial signed by "Patrick Hepburn, Marlborough, Maryland, 1720".. The dial face has a rich green patina with rough but accurate engraving of Roman numeral hours, delineated with half, quarter and eighth hour marks. The dial has an eight point...