Analemmas

[cjsmith]

I think the lines on a sundial should be long thin figure-eights.

If the moon has earthalemmas, what shape are they?

I wish moon inhabitants could use a sundial during the 2-week "day" and an earthdial during the 2-week "night", but sadly for my poetic notions, that wouldn't work at all. The Moon People threw away all their earthdials generations ago, cursing the slick salesman who had sold them. He lived out his life in bitter exile.

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[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

I once attempted to make a moondial out of a stick stuck in the ground and watching as the moon's shadow passed through scratch marks I had made in the soil. I'm not sure how well it worked to tell time (as I didn't work out any equations or match up scratch marks with time on my watch) -- but it was a bit of fun one backpacking trip.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Moonlight across the soil, filtered through the trees - sounds beautiful, whether or not you had the time to make it accurate.