Miniature Star Clock Nocturne Key Ring | H84

Miniature Star Clock Nocturne Key Ring | H84

We present to you a miniature star clock – nocturne – model H84. The device is a miniature of an instrument built by H. Cole in 1570, the original of which is kept in the British Museum in London. With it, you can determine the time at night by the stars. A fantastic gift for a navigator, sailor or astronomy enthusiast.

Dimensions:

Size 0.5 cm.
Depth 0.06 cm.
Weight 0.06 kg

Nocturne – Star Clock – a beautiful instrument that allows you to determine the time at night by the position of the stars. The device consists of a fixed disk, divided into months, indicating all the days of the year, a movable disk with the definition of hours on a scale from 1 to 12, topped with an indicator – the face of the Moon and a long hand. moving indicator. In the center of the device is a sight through which we aim at the North Star, a fixed point around which other constellations, such as the Big Dipper, orbit. And precisely because the position of the North Star is constant, we can correlate with it the positions of other constellations that change over time. Our device is a copy of the device from 1570. dedicated to the star Kohab in the constellation Little Dipper. But the most common and probably easiest way is to install an indicator lever on the rear axle of the Big Dipper and a movable dial for the current date. This allows you to read the current sidereal time. The device is universal – it works at all longitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Please note that sidereal time does not have to coincide with official time.

User manual in English, French, Italian and Spanish. Product of the Spanish company Hemisferium. The set includes an attractive decorative box with molding.