Sundial 638
- Dial City: Sydney
- Dial State/Province: Nova Scotia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 46° 8.900' N
- Dial Nr: 638
- Dial Type: Armillary Sphere
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 60° 13.500' W
- Dial Owner: Normand Lavigne
- Dial Designer: Normand Lavigne
- Dial Maker: Normand Lavigne
- Dial Date: 8-Oct
- Location:
- Grounds of the Canadian Coast Guard College Sydney, Nova Scotia Access to the Coast Guard College is open to the public but calling in advance to 902-567-3220 is recommended.
- Description:
- An armillary sphere constructed from a large, dual-loop aluminum radio direction finding antenna. Outer ring is 80 cm (31.5 inch) diameter mounted on a 1.3 m (51 inch) pipe pedestal. Hour ring is stainless steel and marked in ten minute intervals showing local apparent time. A nearby plaque provides Equation of Time conversion to standard time. A second small style projects a shadow at noon local apparent time on a second vertical scale to show the sun's declination.
- Dial References:
638_canada_ns_sydney_ccgc_3.pdf
Last Update:
2019-0607 23:07