Sundial of Human Involvement. Wellington. New Zealand.
S 41° 17.040 E 174° 46.025
60G E 313010 N 5427310
In front of the Carter Observatory, in the Wellington Botanical Gardens, is this very interesting Sundial of Human Involvement.
Waymark Code: WM7677
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/07/2009
Views: 28
The sundial was gifted to the gardens to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Plimmer family settling in Wellington.
Stop and check the time at the Sundial of Human Involvement. You need to stand on the correct date and turn your back to the sun. Clasp your hands together above your head and they will cast a shadow onto the correct time.
The horizontal sundial is a series of fixed points located around the circumference of an ellipse – a person is used to produce a shadow by standing on the marked spot in the centre of the ellipse, accurate to within a few minutes. No allowance is needed for daylight saving because the bronze hour columns are moved by staff twice a year.