Date | start/end time tape | start delay | time event | actual time | center sun | right side sun |
15/12/97 | 14:31:49 | 00:00:20 | 00:10:09 | 14:42:18 | 214°58' | 215°14' |
15/12/97 | 15:16:49 | 00:00:00 | -00:34:54 | 14:41:55 | 214°53' | 215°9' |
21/12/97 | 14:31:49 | 00:00:20 | 00:13:22 | 14:45:31 | 214°59' | 215°15' |
21/12/97 | 15:16:49 | 00:00:00 | -00:30:42 | 14:46:07 | 215°6' | 215°22' |
Date | start/end time tape | start delay | time event | actual time | center sun | left side sun |
12/1/98 | 14:53:49 | 00:00:20 | 00:36:40 | 15:30:49 | 223°13' | 222°57' |
12/1/98 | 15:31:49 | 00:00:00 | -00:01:12 | 15:30:37 | 223°11' | 222°55' |
17/1/98 | 15:07:49 | 00:00:19 | 00:23:01 | 15:30:50 | 223°16' | 223°0' |
17/1/98 | 15:46:49 | 00:00:00 | -00:15:59 | 15:31:10 | 223°11' | 222°55' |
Difference between left and right side boundary on back wall: 7°42'
+/-10'
The purple and green lines are determined by modeling the positionsofthe camera, the entrance location at D and S and the passage at respectivelyG 2 and H2 (see also the overview of the mound).
Using the above picture between the green and the purple line, the altitude of the horizon as a function of the azimuth can be determined. In the below pictures one can see this altitude, which is used as input to themodelof Maeshowe;
(100 pixels are equivalentwith1°)
# days before/after | Date | Date | 1997 | 1997/1998 | 1998 | 1998/1999 | 1999 | 1999/2000 | 2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001 | 2001/2002 |
winter solstice | before | after | before | after | before | after | before | after | before | after | before | after |
0 | Dec. 21 | Dec. 21 | 65% | 0% | 100% | 0% | ||||||
1 | Dec. 20 | Dec. 22 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
2 | Dec. 19 | Dec. 23 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ??? | ||
3 | Dec. 18 | Dec. 24 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 80% | ||
4 | Dec. 17 | Dec. 25 | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ??? | 100% | ||
5 | Dec. 16 | Dec. 26 | 0% | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
6 | Dec. 15 | Dec. 27 | 25% | 75% | 0% | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
7 | Dec. 14 | Dec. 28 | 5% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ??? | ??? | ||
8 | Dec. 13 | Dec. 29 | 20% | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ??? | ||
9 | Dec. 12 | Dec. 30 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
10 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 31 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ??? | ||
11 | Dec. 10 | Jan. 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | ??? | ||
12 | Dec. 9 | Jan. 2 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ??? | ||
13 | Dec. 8 | Jan. 3 | ? | 0% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | ||
14 | Dec. 7 | Jan. 4 | ? | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | ||
15 | Dec. 6 | Jan. 5 | ? | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | ||
16 | Dec. 5 | Jan. 6 | ? | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 45% | 0% | ??? | ||
17 | Dec. 4 | Jan. 7 | ? | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
18 | Dec. 3 | Jan. 8 | ? | 75% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
19 | Dec. 2 | Jan. 9 | 100%+(?) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 65% | 0% | 30% | 50%++ | |
21 | Dec. 1 | Jan. 10 | ? | 0% | 100%+(2min) | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25%++ | 0% | |
21 | Nov. 30 | Jan. 11 | ? | 10%++ | 0% | 100%+(1min) | ? | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
22 | Nov. 29 | Jan. 12 | ? | 100% | 100% | 0% | ? | 90%+(4 min) | ? | 100% | 0% | |
23 | Nov. 28 | Jan. 13 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 100% | ? | |
24 | Nov. 27 | Jan. 14 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | 100% | ??? | ? | |
25 | Nov. 26 | Jan. 15 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | 100% | 0% | ? | ??? | ? | |
26 | Nov. 25 | Jan. 16 | ? | 75% | ? | 0% | 0% | 0% | ? | ??? | ? | |
27 | Nov. 24 | Jan. 17 | ? | 100% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | |
28 | Nov. 23 | Jan. 18 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | |
29 | Nov. 22 | Jan. 19 | ? | 0% | ? | 100% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | |
30 | Nov. 21 | Jan. 20 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 5% | ? | 0% | ? | |
31 | Nov. 20 | Jan. 21 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | ? | ? | |
32 | Nov. 19 | Jan. 22 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | ? | ? | |
33 | Nov. 18 | Jan. 23 | ? | 0% | 100% | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | ? | ? | |
34 | Nov. 17 | Jan. 24 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | ? | ? | |
35 | Nov. 16 | Jan. 25 | * | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | ? | ? | |
36 | Nov. 15 | Jan. 26 | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | ? | ? | ? |