Sundial 593
- Dial City: Los Angeles
- Dial State/Province: California
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 34° 7.097' N
- Dial Nr: 593
- Dial Type: Sun Alignment
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 118° 18.055' W
- Dial Owner: City of Los Angeles
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 2005
- Location:
- Griffith Observatory Southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park; 1134 foot elevation. South end of Gottlieb Transit Corridor
- Description:
- A bronze-faced meridian arc dial 18 feet long, 13.5 feet high and 7 inch wide. Displays the meridian line and is inscribed with month and day markings, seasonal and lunar indicators and constellation figures. An overhead lens projects a solar image on the inscriptions. A large adjacent symbol is positioned to indicate which set of date markings is to be read from the meridian line. In a modern twist, photoelectric sensors embedded in the face of the arc are activated by the transiting spot of sunlight and send a signal to illuminate LED indicators on the 22 foot wide stainless steel ecliptic chart overhead, lighting up the stars of the constellation through which the sun is passing.
- Inscription:
- Robert J. and Suzanne Gottlieb
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