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This is a very entertaining hobby to have. Wishing you a lot of fun.

Next stop, making sundials and reading astrolabe.

I was so surprised to know that Chaucer had such interest in the workings of an Astrolabe. It's not much of a surprise if you think that Astrolabe were the pocket GPS, pocket watch, pocket star chart of those times.

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Honestly I've been thinking about putting some standing stones in my yard to act as solar clock and calendar, maybe doing a lunar calendar as well...

I don't that's against code (yet).

All the best for your Stonehenge.

Just knowing that the Sun doesn't really rise on the East (barring exceptions) is a fun reward in itself.

Solarigraphy and Analemma tracking are great fun if you have the luxury of an undisturbed access to the skies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarigraphy