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Auftrag von J.Tallman
Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 27. Juni 2002
16:16
An: Sundial List
Betreff: Equatorial monument in
Brazil
Hello All,
I recently saw a show on the Travel Channel (cable tv) which may be
of interest to those who have access to it.
The show was called "Voyager's Adventures" with Geraldo Rivera, and this
particular installment chronicled an expedition up the Amazon River in
Brazil. When they got to a city called Macapa they went ashore and
highlighted a monumental stone tower that is there, directly on the Equator,
that has a big East/West facing hole in the top of it which casts a disc of
light along a line on the ground marking the Equator. This
only happens during the equinoxes, and on those two days the big spot of
light rides the line perfectly all day. I estimated that this equatorial
monument was 50-75 feet high - maybe even higher - and found it to be
quite impressive.
While it is not really a sundial, I thought it may be of interest to some
of you. I would, however, recommend getting up and going to the fridge
when the intrepid Geraldo is on a side trip in Rio
and begins to sing "Girl from Ipanema" to his lovely travel companion
:-)
Jim Tallman
Sr. Designer
FX Studios
513.829.1888
