Whose time is it anyway? Here at the sun dial, time takes on a different meaning. This isn’t the hurried tick-tock of your digital watch. It’s the slow, deliberate dance of light and shadow. This massive bronze-faced meridian arc sun dial stretches 18 feet long and rises 13.5 feet high. It’s a modern marvel, a testament to our enduring fascination with the cosmos. The sun dial isn’t just a timepiece. It’s a calendar, a celestial map, and a work of art. Look closely at the bronze face. You’ll see inscriptions marking the months and days. There are indicators for the seasons and even the phases of the moon. Overhead, a lens projects a solar image onto these inscriptions. A nearby symbol guides you, showing which date markings to read from the meridian line. But the real magic happens when the sun’s light hits the photoelectric sensors embedded in the sun dial’s face. These sensors send a signal to the 22-foot wide stainless steel ecliptic chart above. The stars of the constellation the sun is currently passing through light up. The sun dial connects us to the vastness of space, reminding us that we are part of something much larger than ourselves. It’s a reminder that time, as measured by the sun, is both ancient and ever-present.
Tujunga Spreading Grounds
Hidden in plain sight, the Tujunga Spreading Grounds is more than just a patch of land. It’s a hidden reservoir,