Glarringkitteh’s Star People

Unfinished project by Glaringkitteh.

Andromeda	Aries
Ara	Aquila
Aquarius	Apus
Auriga	Antlia
Bootes	Camelopardalis
	Caelum

Astronomical Clock – Messina Campanile

The duomo (cathedral) and campanile (bell tower) of Messina (Sicily, Italy) has to be rebuilt more than once. The cathedral had to be almost entirely rebuilt in 1919 and 1920, following the 1908 earthquake, and again in 1943. The current campanile was built in 1933 by the Ungerer Company of Strasbourg.

The current Messina Duomo and the Campanile

before 1783 earthquake

1784

1790s

The same Campanile in different time.

 

  The current campanile. The scheme here is by Ungerer Company of Strasbourg. 

 

La tétralogie représentant, sous le signe de la Croix, le symbolisme de l'horloge. The symbolism of Messina Campanile is represented here as a cross. The mechanic for the astronomical spheres is represented in the bottom cross’ arm, the Cosmographia: the moon phase, the planetary, the calendar, and the clock.

  Schéma des déclenchements des divers mécanismes de l'horloge

Planetarium	Schéma des engrenages du planétaire. Noticed they already placed Pluto into the solar system model.
Calendarium

Source: Lorin68 (Picasa), Wikimedia Commons

Astronomy at Vilnius University

Check out these cool astronomical symbols at Vilnius University!

The facade of Vilnius Observatory, from the Library Courtyard (left) and the Observatory Courtyard (right).

At the Library Courtyard, the observatory’s facade shows 7 planets and 6 astronomical instruments.

	Sun
Mercury	Venus	Earth
Mars	Jupiter	Saturn

At the Observatory Courtyard, the observatory’s facade has the zodiac, plus a parch of paper and a bull (not Taurus) at the center. With Latin Addidit Antiquo Virtus Nova Lumina Coelo, “Courage illuminated the old world with new light”.

Source: Wikipedia, Panoramio (Rimgaudas Bernotas, Henryk Sielewicz), University of Vilnius

Astronomical Clock Series – Czech Republic

Prague Orloj Prague (Wikipedia)	The 1870 clock showing everything from moon phase to sidereal time.   The clock with astrological signs and Calendar of Saints
Olomouc Orloj City Hall, Olomouc, (Wikipedia)	The lower dial represents the earthly sphere indicating minute to year, and the moon phase. The upper dial represents the heavenly sphere, showing star map, sun, earth and planets against the zodiac. The saints paraded (later replaced with volleyball players, auto mechanics, and factory workers during Socialist Era)

Source: Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia

Olomouc University’s Sundial

A sundial commemorating the quatercentenary of Olomouc University (1573–1973) on the facade of the Faculty of Philosophy