RE: Around The World: Challenge - #48/4
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The angle of the stone Torah matches the latitude. The sides of the Torah scroll give shadow - on the mornings the on left hand side, in the afternoon - the right hand side one. There are stripes in the middle which tell the hour when the shadow reaches them. Corrections between -15 and +15 minutes need to be made depending on the time of the year. Early April needs no adjournment. The sun time almost matches the civil time.
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If the top of the Torah is oriented to the north (the rose on the left of the photo), then the shadow will probably be the opposite :-)
Hi @merthin!
I will also ask you to specify the location where the "solar Torah" is located
Będzin, Poland
Thanks. I didn't notice the caption under the photo