One of the dynamic elements of this site will be the use of computer generated models to visualize and demonstrate the instruments and how they worked. Over the coming months we will be creating models of several of the instruments at the Jaipur observatory and animating them to show how they were used to mark the passage of the sun, and the celestial objects of the night sky.
The samples on this page are based on the Great Samrat Yantra at the Jaipur observatory, and give a hint of the direction we are going. The initial work of this section will be in the form of single images and animations, but in the future we hope to have an interactive format through which you can manipulate the model yourself.
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View of the Samrat Yantra from a high angle, West - NW, late morning. | |
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View of the Samrat Yantra from a high angle, West - NW, late afternoon. | |
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View of the Samrat Yantra from above, mid afternoon | |
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View of the Samrat Yantra from South-Southwest, illustrating daylight cycle from sunrise to sunset. Duration: 6 seconds | 320x240 676k avi file |
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View of the Samrat Yantra from the South-Southeast: Camera tracks in and zooms to show the shadow of the gnomon passing along the east index. Duration: 16 seconds | 320x240 5.8 MB avi file |
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Same animation as above but in larger size | 640x480 |
added 9/16/04
