Sundial 980
- Dial City: Saskatoon
- Dial State/Province: Saskatchewan
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 52° 7.816' N
- Dial Nr: 980
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 106° 38.281' W
- Dial Owner: University of Saskatchewan
- Dial Designer: Original design, 1945: Prof. W.H. White
- Dial Maker: Prof. W.H. White
- Dial Date: 1945, rebuilt 1984, 2019
- Location:
- On the corner of the south wall of the University of Saskatchewan Observatory, Wiggins Rd., Saskatoon.
- Description:
- It is a replacement for a south-facing vertical dial that was in the same location until the 1990s. It is approximately 4-foot wide by 12 -foot long. The gnomon is a metal rod held by four struts. The dial tells local solar time, showing Roman hours from 6am to 6pm. There is an elaborate Equation of Time graph and instructions for use at the bottom of the dial. At the top is latitude, longitude and elevation.
- Inscription:
- "AVE PRAIRIENSE LUMEN" and "I am a Shadow So Art Thou I mark Time Dost Thou ?"
- Other References:
- The dial has been renovated several times:
- rebuilt, 1984: G.N.Patterson
- rebuilt, 2019: Prof. J. Bath & D. Jansen
Last Update:
2019-08-04 00:55:23