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SUNWHEEL PROJECT STATUS

(Updated July 2006)


THE SUNWHEEL STONES

  • THE BIG STONES ARE IN
    • Construction took place on Nov. 6-9, 2000.
    • For the story of building the Sunwheel, click here.
    • For the story of adding the 14 tall stones, click here.
  • THE SUNWHEEL was on National Public Radio!! Click here to hear 'All Things Considered' on 3/23/02.
  • ADDITIONAL STONES HAVE BEEN ADDED
    • 4 Sitting stones were added in 2001 for visitors to rest on
    • 15 stone pillars were added in 2005 for the exhibit
    • 2 standing stones were added in 2005-6 to mark the setting directions of the bright stars Aldebaran and Sirius
  • PHOTOS
  • For a summary of Sunwheel RECOGNITION AND ACTIVITIES, click here.


STORY OF BUILDING THE SUNWHEEL

  • For the story of building the Sunwheel, click here .
  • For the story of construction, with the addition of the large stones, click here.
  • For the article "THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE U.MASS. SUNWHEEL" click here.


PUBLIC OUTREACH

  • Between July 2001 and June 2002, there were 1,140 attendees at the public Sunwheel gatherings!!
  • For an UPDATE ON PUBLIC OUTREACH and for comments from visitors, click here.
  • For photographs taken at Sunwheel gatherings between 1997  and 1999, click here.
  • For photographs taken in the spring of 2001, click here and click here.
  • For recent photographs taken at the Sunwheel, click here.



  A project conceived by Dr. Judith S. Young
 Professor of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 e-mail: Judith Young

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