Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness
A Fairfax County Public Schools Planetarium

The Bloomington, MN Equatorial Sundial
Reservoir Park
44.8° N latitude, 93.3° W longitude

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Wide-angle view, sundial location.

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Lower dial face.

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Graph, Equation of Time (APR-SEP).

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Graph, Equation of Time (OCT-MAR).

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Directions for telling time.

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Time correction for longitude.

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Commemorative plaque.

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Photographs courtesy Steven R. Woodbury, Member, NASS.
Thumbnail images prepared using photoweb v3.0
by Phil Wherry & Eric Johnston.


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