Occasionally I am finding interesting articles about various instruments in the news, both in historical and modern contexts. I’ll put links here to some of these.
Shireen Taweel is an Islamic Australian artist using copper to make art relating to (amongst other things) celestial navigation and obervations. She has made beautiful copper astrolabes and quadrants. I’ll link here to a page that shows some of these. She apparently has a new exhibition coming; hopefully this will show up on her website soon. https://shireentaweel.com/new-page-2
BBC News, UK, 24 April 2026: A beautiful and unusual 17th Century astrolabe heads to auction: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x7kw9lp8do
The Carillon, Manitoba CA, 23 April 2026: Revisiting a Centennial Sundial: https://www.thecarillon.com/local/2026/04/23/1946-2026-watching-steinbach-grow-hospital-sundial-marks-steinbach-centennial
BSS News, Bangladesh, 10 April 2026: Training teachers in astronomy so they can teach their students: https://www.bssnews.net/district/376490
Gulf-Times, Qatar, 2 Apr 2026: Fabrication of modern recreations of Islamic artifacts (including astrolabes) to allow people to interact with historic objects without harming the originals: https://www.gulf-times.com/article/723242/qatar/advanced-fabrication-boosts-access-to-islamic-heritage
Times-Colonist, British Columbia CA, 28 Mar 2026: Using Sundials after change to permanent daylight time: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/will-sundials-be-adjusted-for-year-round-daylight-savings-only-time-will-tell-12066472
Lancashire News, England, 01 Mar 2026: A sundial with 17 different faces – https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/300-year-old-lancashire-home-33478753
Hürriyet Daily News, Türkiye, 25 Feb 2026: A project to digitally remodel the remains of a sundial – https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/amp/ancient-sundial-to-shed-light-on-paphlagonias-history-219295
Lux Times, Luxembourg, 22 Feb 2026: Handheld Sundials found under the streets of Luxembourg City https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/historical-sundials-and-cannonballs-found-in-luxembourg-city-street/133629875.html
Herald Scotland, 22 Feb 2-26: Astrolabe turns 1000 years old; one of Europe’s oldest signed and dated astrolabes https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25876230.relic-found-second-hand-shop-now-among-rarest-objects-scotland/
AzCentral.com, 12 Feb 2026: the town of Carefree, AZ features a giant sundial, enjoy these great photos: https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/scottsdale/2026/02/12/carefree-arizona-photos/88626682007/
Sortir á Paris, 27 Jan 2026: The Concorde Obelisk in Paris doubles as a sundial: https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-visit-in-paris/history-heritage/articles/340578-did-you-know-the-concorde-obelisk-can-double-as-a-sundial
India’s Economic Times featured ‘Astrolabe’ as the word of the day for 23rd Jan 2026: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/word-of-the-day-astrolabe/articleshow/127239239.cms
Hindustan Times, 04 Jan 2026 (via Pressreader): Timekeeping over the Centuries https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-amritsar/20260104/282054808403004
Maeil Business Newspaper, Korea, 01 Dec 2025: An exhibition of Islamic art and astrolabes in Korea https://www.mk.co.kr/en/culture/11481611
BBC News, 21 Nov 2025: Australians gift a sundial to the people of Camborne, UK (it’s really nice, despite the typo!) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8z8rk3l47o.amp&
Eco News, 28 Sep 2025: Houston’s Time Arch solar sculpture https://www.ecoticias.com/en/400000-kwh-a-shadow-houstons-giant-arc/20756/
Pakistan News, 25 Sep 2025 (on Youtube): I think this is in Urdu which I do not speak, but the video shows a nice column sundial in Kohat, Pakistan https://youtu.be/rsgCaRjtJ6c?si=Oo1hNs1owTsNPwCF
Ancient Origins, 14 Sep 2025: A 2,200 year old sundial found in Turkey https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology-news-history-archaeology-ancient-places-asia/rare-ancient-sundial
MSN, 12 September 2025: Korea designates a sundial as a State Treasure https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/goryeo-painting-joseon-sundial-designated-as-state-treasures/ar-AA1MnX4U