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Sunday, 12 June 2022 22:00

Dr. Jeremy Robinson, (Naval Research Laboratory, Electronics Science and Technology Division) combined efforts with his father-in-law, Prof. Woodruff Sullivan (Univ. of Washington Dept. of Astronomy) to construct the World's Smallest Sundial. The competition was sponsored by Cadrans Solaires pour Tous and their record is being entered into the Guiness Book of World...

Saturday, 28 May 2022 17:28

Perhaps the smallest sundial goes to IBM with the printing of a sundial in a corner of a computer chip.  However it lacked a gnomon and could not really tell the time.  However, Chen Fong-shean, a Taiwanese miniature craftsman, was challenged by the French astronomical society to beat the Guiness World Record for smallest sundial held by an Italian.  The Italian dial created in...

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 14:42

NASS is saddened to report the passing of one of the UK’s pre-eminent sundial designer, Christopher St. J H Daniel who died on May 17, 2022. His works are to be found all over the UK, ranging from private commissions to major public works and to restorations and reconstruction of old and damaged sundials. After a 13-year career at sea, Christopher Daniel joined the staff of the National...

Thursday, 05 May 2022 15:48

Hochshule KaiserLautern Observatory.  HSKL Photo When is an astronomical observatory not an observatory? When it's playing the roll of R2-D2.  According to Atlas Obscura, "A university in Germany [Hochschule KaisersLautern, University of Applied Scieces Kaiserslautern at the Zweibrücken campus] has transformed its hilltop observatory into the charming likeness...

Friday, 29 April 2022 16:12

NASS is saddened to report that longtime member Harold Brandmaier died on April 11, 2022.  Throughout his long life, besides his ever-present sundials, Hal enjoyed stained glass, ship models, photography, travel, folk dance, and playing the hammered dulcimer and hand drums – always in company with his beloved wife Ginny.  Hal had been a member since NASS founding and stepped in to help...

Friday, 22 April 2022 14:45

On April 2, 2022 the Perseverance Martian rover's Mastcam-Z camera looked sunward and took a video of the eclipse of the sun by the "potato-shaped" moon Phobos.  According the NASA Mars Exploration Program site, "It’s the most zoomed-in, highest-frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the Martian surface."  NASA reports that "Several Mars rovers have observed...

Saturday, 26 February 2022 17:52

The North American Sundial Society will hold its 27th annual conference in Nashville from Aug 11-14, 2022. Come to the Home of the Grand Ole Opry.  Our hotel is next to Vanderbilt University and close to downtown, with the Country Music Hall of Fame, National Museum of African American Music, and Frist Art Museum.  Don't forget lower Broadway, the center of Nashville's most famous...

Thursday, 17 February 2022 20:35

According to NewAtlas.com (https://newatlas.com/architecture/sun-tower-open/), construction of the Sun Tower exhibition building and outdoor theater is underway in the Chinese city of Yantai. The tower is being constructed by a French firm, Ducks Sceno and the engineering firm Arup, raising to 50m (164 ft) gracefully into the sky.  The tower symbolizes the historic watch towers of...

Sunday, 12 December 2021 01:17

John Krieger, a former science teacher, is a strong supporter of STEM in the classroom and science in the real world. Bollards at Laguna Nigel in southern California might offer the opportunity to teach a bit of astronomy.  John says, "I don’t mean to imply that every concrete curb stop should be turned into an astronomical instrument. But why can’t we have more of these things around...

Saturday, 04 December 2021 17:52

Frans Maes of the Netherland Sundial Society writes: "We deeply regret to inform you that Hans de Rijk, founding member in 1978 and honorary member of the Netherlands' Sundial Society, passed away on November 23, at the age of 95. He served in the Board of the Society for many years and wrote some 150 articles in its Bulletin. Among these were important contributions, such as a latitude...

Tuesday, 28 September 2021 21:55

Sundials have always been part of gardens, as witnessed by Alice Morse Earle's book Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday written 120 years ago. Her book title expanded on the cover with the subtitile "Garden Delights Which are Here Displayed in Very Truth and are Moreover Regarded as Emblems." Thomas Christopher, a volunteer at the Berkshire Botanical Garden is author of a number of books on...

Friday, 17 September 2021 17:09

Seattle, WA wants to call itself the sundial capital of the world, but it runs a pale second to Birkenau, Germany. This small village in the south of Germany with about 10,000 inhabitants holds the record as the village with the highest density of sundials in the world. (https://www.sonnenuhren-birkenau.de/service-269/news/news-details/world-record-for-the-village-of-sundials.html). You can find...

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1. NASS Conference 2016
(STEM Art & Culture)
NASS Conference in Portland, Maine spotlight on local news
Created on 04 July 2016
2. 2002_NASS_Conference_Tucson.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2002 Conference - Tucson)
Filename: 2002_NASS_Conference_Tucson.pdf
Created on 01 February 2022
3. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2021_NASS_Conference_Philadelphia.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2021 Conference - Philadelphia)
Filename: 2021_NASS_Conference_Philadelphia.pdf
Created on 17 August 2021
4. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2006_NASS_Conference_Vancouver.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2006 Conference - Vancouver)
Filename: 2006_NASS_Conference_Vancouver.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
5. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2005_NASS_Conference_Chicago.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2005 Conference - Chicago)
Filename: 2005_NASS_Conference_Chicago.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
6. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2004_NASS_Conference_Tenafly.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2004 Conference - Tenafly)
Filename: 2004_NASS_Conference_Tenafly.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
7. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2003_NASS_Conference_Banff.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2003 Conference - Banff)
Filename: 2003_NASS_Conference_Banff.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
8. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2001_NASS_Conference_Montreal.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2001 Conference - Montreal)
Filename: 2001_NASS_Conference_Montreal.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
9. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2000_NASS_Conference_SanFrancisco.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2000 Conference - San Francisco)
Filename: 2000_NASS_Conference_SanFrancisco.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
10. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/1999_NASS_Conference_Hartford.pdf
(Attached to Article: 1999 Conference - Hartford)
Filename: 1999_NASS_Conference_Hartford.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
11. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/1998_NASS_Conference_Seattle.pdf
(Attached to Article: 1998 Conference - Seattle)
Filename: 1998_NASS_Conference_Seattle.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
12. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/1997_NASS_Conference_Chicago.pdf
(Attached to Article: 1997 Conference - Chicago)
Filename: 1997_NASS_Conference_Chicago.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
13. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/1996_NASS_Conference_Toronto.pdf
(Attached to Article: 1996 Conference - Toronto)
Filename: 1996_NASS_Conference_Toronto.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
14. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/1995_NASS_Conference_WashingtonDC.pdf
(Attached to Article: 1995 Conference - Washington, D.C.)
Filename: 1995_NASS_Conference_WashingtonDC.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
15. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2007_NASS_Conference_McLean_VA.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2007 Conference - McLean)
Filename: 2007_NASS_Conference_McLean_VA.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
16. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2008_NASS_Conference_St_Louis.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2008 Conference - St. Louis)
Filename: 2008_NASS_Conference_St_Louis.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
17. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2009_NASS_Conference_Portland.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2009 Conference - Portland)
Filename: 2009_NASS_Conference_Portland.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
18. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2010_NASS_Conference_Burlington.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2010 Conference - Burlington)
Filename: 2010_NASS_Conference_Burlington.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
19. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2011_NASS_Conference_Seattle.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2011 Conference - Seattle)
Filename: 2011_NASS_Conference_Seattle.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
20. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2012_NASS_Conference_Asheville.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2012 Conference - Asheville)
Filename: 2012_NASS_Conference_Asheville.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
21. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2013_NASS_Conference_BostonCambridge.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2013 Conference - Boston/Cambridge)
Filename: 2013_NASS_Conference_BostonCambridge.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
22. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2014_NASS_Conference_Indianapolis.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2014 Conference - Indianapolis)
Filename: 2014_NASS_Conference_Indianapolis.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
23. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2015_NASS_Conference_Victoria.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2015 Conference - Victoria B.C.)
Filename: 2015_NASS_Conference_Victoria.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
24. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2016_NASS_Conference_Portland.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2016 NASS Conference)
Filename: 2016_NASS_Conference_Portland.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
25. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2019_NASS_Conference_Denver.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2019 Conference - Denver)
Filename: 2019_NASS_Conference_Denver.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
26. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2018_NASS_Conference_Pittsburg.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2018 Conference - Pittsburgh)
Filename: 2018_NASS_Conference_Pittsburg.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
27. images/NASS_Conferences/Retrospective/2017_NASS_Conference_St.Louis.pdf
(Attached to Article: 2017 Conference - St. Louis)
Filename: 2017_NASS_Conference_St.Louis.pdf
Created on 16 August 2021
28. Conferences
(Category)
Created on 18 February 2017
29. NASS 2022 Conference - Nashville
(Conferences)
The North American Sundial Society will hold its 27th annual conference in Nashville from Aug 11-14, 2022. Come to the Home of the Grand Ole Opry.  Our hotel is next to Vanderbilt University and close ...
Created on 26 February 2022
30. 2021 Conference - Philadelphia
(Conferences)
The North American Sundial Society, after by-passing the 2020 Conference due to Covid restrictions, held the 26th annual meeting from August 5th - 8th at the Hilton Garden Inn, Center City, Philadelphia. ...
Created on 16 August 2021
31. 2019 Conference - Denver
(Conferences)
... kind enough to present to each of the attendees with their own "Shadowstice" 3D printed sculpture. The theme of conference talks seemed to center around the shape of sundial gnomons. Frank King, chairman ...
Created on 10 August 2019
32. 2017 Conference - St. Louis
(Conferences)
In August 2017 the North American Sundial Society held its annual conference in St. Louis Missouri with a series of well attended talks on the mathematics of sundials, software tools to design sundials, ...
Created on 20 February 2019
33. 2018 Conference - Pittsburgh
(Conferences)
The North American Sundial Society held their annual sundial conference in Pittsburgh, a four day affair for gnomonists to convene and share their enthusiasm for all things sundials.  This conference was ...
Created on 09 November 2018
34. 2016 NASS Conference
(Conferences)
... to Portland, Maine for their annual conference and their search for a dial made over a century ago by Albert Crehore that might still be somewhere in Portland.  Members of the North American Sundial ...
Created on 09 July 2016
35. 2015 Conference - Victoria B.C.
(Conferences)
The 2015 NASS Sundial Conference was held in Victoria, B.C.  Roger Bailey organized the conference and provided a sundial tour in Victoria, stopping at the BC Legislature Rose Garden dial, the St. Ann' ...
Created on 10 September 2015
36. 2014 Conference - Indianapolis
(Conferences)
Founding Fathers - Washington Dial at Mt. Vernon, VA In August, 2014, the North American Sundial Society had a terrific conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, discussing sundial topics ...
Created on 07 December 2014
37. 2013 Conference - Boston/Cambridge
(Conferences)
[CHSI - Harvard Collection] Appropriate to NASS’ visit, Harvard had just recently completed a new major exhibit entitled “Time and Time Again” offering conference members a unique ...
Created on 09 December 2013
38. 2012 Conference - Asheville
(Conferences)
The North American Sundial Society held its 2012 conference in Asheville NC, August 16-19.  Alice Io Oglesby and Hugh Munro, local hosts and sundial enthusiasts, took NASS members on a sundial tour through ...
Created on 26 August 2012
39. 2011 Conference - Seattle
(Conferences)
Seattle: Sundial Capital of the United States?  The 2011 North American Sundial Society had perfect blue-sky weather for its annual conference held in August 2011.  Professor Woodruff “Woody” Sullivan, ...
Created on 24 January 2012
40. 2010 Conference - Burlington
(Conferences)
From paper sundials to street side sundials, NASS celebrated its annual conference in Burlington, VT.  Kate Pond’s “Come Light, Visit Me” sundial, in collaboration with Bill Gottesman, was dedicated at ...
Created on 13 February 2011
41. 2009 Conference - Portland
(Conferences)
The Portland tour of sundials included Colby Lamb’s Sundial and workshop, a patio sundial of Rob and Julie Brown that also served as a water sprinkler, a vertical mosaic dial at Stephenson Elementary ...
Created on 13 February 2011
42. 2008 Conference - St. Louis
(Conferences)
Don Snyder was a superb host for the St. Louis conference.  He organized an interesting tour that included the Jefferson Barracks 1817 sundial (now part of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency), ...
Created on 13 February 2011
43. 2007 Conference - McLean
(Conferences)
In McLean, Virginia close to Washington, D.C. NASS held its 13th annual conference.  At the Analemma Society’s site in Observatory Park, Tony Moss’ dial, the “Jamestown Commemorative Dial,” was dedicated ...
Created on 13 February 2011
44. 2006 Conference - Vancouver
(Conferences)
Art meets science: John Carmichael held a workshop on DeltaCAD, a flexible computer aided design program for designing sundials and later in the conference with “Some New Sundials I” showed the result ...
Created on 13 February 2011
45. 2005 Conference - Chicago
(Conferences)
This conference contrasted the old and the new.  Steve Luecking presented “Rope Geometry”, an outdoor exercise to draw an ellipse on the ground and draw a horizontal dial using only a knotted cord and ...
Created on 13 February 2011
46. 2004 Conference - Tenafly
(Conferences)
At Tenafly, New Jersey NASS conferees once again to discuss sundials and sundial making.  Larry McDavid began the conference with “Sundials: Prehistory to the Digital Age” intended as an instructional ...
Created on 13 February 2011
47. 2003 Conference - Banff
(Conferences)
Thirty Nine NASS members met in the beauty of the Canadian Rockies at the Banff Conference Center.  Talks began with Roger Bailey explaining his approach to “Designing a Sundial from Scratch” using basic ...
Created on 13 February 2011
48. 2002 Conference - Tucson
(Conferences)
McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak NASS Attendees at Solar Telescope The skies were clear for the NASS conference in Tuscon, Az.  Conferee speakers received a replica ...
Created on 13 February 2011
49. 2001 Conference - Montreal
(Conferences)
Faced with the turmoil of September 11th, many NASS members were unable to attend the conference. André Bochard began by giving description of sundials in the Stewart Museum collection, visited by the ...
Created on 13 February 2011
50. 2000 Conference - San Francisco
(Conferences)
Ron Anthony, Carl Trost and Mark Gingrich organized the 2000 NASS conference in San Francisco.  A wide variety of sundial papers were presented, including Carl Trost’s description of the 1913 opening ...
Created on 13 February 2011