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Old 8 April 2020, 03:32 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by Russell996 View Post
It is a great piece. Here is a photo from March 20th showing the vernal equinox - wire is straight across the earth showing equal length day at night.
In the previous image you can see the wire deflected up showing the North Pole in permanent darkness.
Wow, very cool. Had no idea it did that, and I don't know mechanically how they were able to pull that off! Amazing timepiece!
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