If you hold your cursor to the right side of any image you will see a carat ">" that will take you to the next photograph - and eventually to models for the construction.
The time is read by looking up at the translucent ellipse as in this photo: http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/4.jpg Google translate also helps. Bob _____ From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Chi lian Chiu Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 1:51 AM To: Sundial sundiallist Subject: A translucent sundial Hi all, I am very glad to inform you that several pictures of the translucent sundial up in the sky as I mentioned two years ago are now available at <http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/1.jpg> http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/1.jpg <http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/2.jpg> http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/2.jpg <http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/3.jpg> http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/3.jpg <http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/4.jpg> http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/4.jpg <http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/5.jpg> http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/5.jpg The dial is attached to a public art sculpture, “The Gate of Ecology”. name: The Sundial of Ecology type: sloped face plate material: 5 mm plus 8 mm double tempered glass face treatment: sandblasted to be translucent, leaving hour-lines transparent hour numerals: marked on the frame, not on the face plate gnomon material: stainless steel, #304 inclination: 10 degrees due west (west end is the lower end) shape of the plate: oval, 1.8 m by 1.2 m center height from the ground: 5.7 m location: 23.49N, 120.12E designer: Chi-Liang Chiu (individual) and Mega Design Co. funding source: Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan, Rep. of China built date: Nov. 2013 Have a nice day! Chi-Liang 24.78N, 120.99E
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