Photo Descriptors - The Bloomington, MN Equatorial Sundial

ROW 1
blmn1.jpg - Wide-angle view, Reservoir Park. Person shown for scale.

blmn2.jpg - Closer view, lower dial face. Gnomon shadow falls on upper
dial face from MAR Equinox to SEP Equinox; lower dial face from SEP
Equinox to MAR Equinox.

ROW 2
blmn3.jpg - Graph, Equation of Time (EoT) used to correct solar time for
standard time. Note: The Equation of Time graphs also show the Zodiac
(upper x-axis), the band of constellations through which the Sun, Moon,
and planets move in the course of a year. Remember that signs of the
Zodiac are 'Sun signs,' meaning that they appear in the day sky on your
birthdate (the Sun is 'in' your sign).

blmn4.jpg - Graph, Equation of Time (EoT) used to correct solar time for 
standard time.

ROW 3
blmn5.jpg - Directions for telling time using shadows. Note error 
correction: Add one hour for Daylight Saving Time.

blmn6.jpg - Explanation, built-in time correction for the difference in
longitude between the sundial location (93d18m W) and the Central Time
Zone Standard Time Meridian (90d W). Note error correction: Both locations
are west longitude.

ROW 4
blmn7.jpg - Commemorative plaque, located in-ground on the western side of 
the sundial.