The meridian line
Introduction
Description
The oracle of Apollo
The controversy
Gnomon's lens
Principles
How it works
The problem of penumbra
Animation
The diurnal motion
Solar image
Calculation of the position
Is it noon at midday?
High resolution
Gallery
Gnomon
Meridian line
Cassini room
San Petronio/Perinaldo
High resolution
High-resolution image of the meridian line of the great hall of Cassini at the Paris Observatory. Use the cursor at the top left of the image to enlarge/shrink the image. Click and drag to the right or left in order to move along the meridian line.