Old city wall and observatory Photo Gallery by Victor Lim at pbase.com

Old city wall and observatory

Old city wall and observatory 23 March
I have been intersted in Astronomy since a long time ago, and Chinese Astronomy especially. This is a great place to hang out if you like Chinese Astronomy.

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P3230084.jpg The Armillary Sphere.	P3230085.jpg View of the observation tower.	P3230086.jpg This sundial is a replica of a similar one in the Forbidden City, with the lost stand restored.	P3230087.jpg Close up of the Sundial.
P3230088.jpg A device used to measure length of it's shadow. Based on that, the dates and time of the Solstices and Equnioxes can be determined.	P3230089.jpg Signage on the tower.	P3230090.jpg The Abridged Armilla.

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Denise Dee		21-May-2003 20:10
i love all the armillas and the sextant and altazimuth, and not only are the pictures beautiful, the story is fascinating. liked the ancient observatory as well.. thank you, denise

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