Mundus, Quatre Saisons - Montréal, Québec - Outdoor Interactive Science Displays on Waymarking.com

Chacune de ces plaques illustre les étoiles que l’on peut observer de la cour, à chaque saison. Quatre autres plaques de 15 cm portent l’inscription d’une saison et sont encastrées dans les pavés de la cour. Ces repères indiquent au visiteur le point de vue optimal à chaque saison, pour observer l’alignement de l’architecture avec les étoiles.

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Four stainless steel plaques are mounted on the cloister pillars of the Union Street entrance to the courtyard behind Christ Church Cathedral. Drawings of Four Seasons constellations by Katsuhiro Yamazaki.

Each of the plaques illustrates the stars that are visible from the courtyard during one season. Another set of four 6" stainless steel plates are embedded in the courtyard’s paving stones, each with the name of a season engraved on it. These markers indicate where viewers stand to see each season’s alignment between stars and architecture.

Scientific Principle(s) being demonstrated: 4 plaques illustrent les étoiles observables de la cour à chaque saison. 4 repères au sol portant le nom d’une saison indiquent le point de vue optimal à chaque saison, pour observer l’alignement des fleches de l'église avec les étoiles. -/- 4 plaques illustrate the observable stars from the court each season. 4 landmarks bearing the name of a season indicate the optimal point of view for each season, to observe the alignment of the arrows of the church with the stars. Briefly explain if the experiment was effective for you. Could it have been better?: Avoir ces plaques au centre-ville rend un vrai ciel dégagé pratiquement impossible, mais nous pouvons distinguer les étoiles les plus brillantes. -/- Having these plates downtown makes a real clear sky practically impossible, but we can distinguish the brightest stars. When is the apparatus/experiment available to the public: Chaque nuit avec un ciel dégagé, 7/365. -/- Every night with a clear sky, 7/365.

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