June’s 50/50 raffle is for a Gerchron Atlas 2 4K
The Geochron allows any observer to determine what time it is anywhere in the world. Physically the Geochron looks like a framed world map, about 2×3 ft. in size. The colorful map itself is an endless belt that is driven slowly from left to right by an electric clock motor in synchronism with the rotation of the earth. All known legal time zone boundaries are delineated on the map by dark blue lines which in most cases, converge on lettered pointers on the top edge of the map. These letters identify the standard time zones and also represent the short wave radio prefix for that zone.
Specifically, the Geochron illustrates:
• Legal time zones
• Greenwich Mean time
• Greenwich Apparent time
• Local Apparent time (in 12 or 24 hour)
• Moment of sunrise
• Moment of sunset
• Duration of daylight
• Sun’s meridian passage
• Sun’s equation of time
• Degrees of latitude and longitude
In 2018, the first digital Geochron was just a visual copy of our mechanical clock, but in the digital realm we’ve been able to add many Live Layers atop the Mercator projection map to create a visually intricate representation of movement of people and weather on the Earth in real-time. As of 2021, the Geochron Atlas displays:
• Live satellite weather
• Live commercial aviation
• Live satellite positions
• Live Earthquakes and Volcanoes
• Live Air Quality data and graphics
• Live Amateur Radio transmissions and data
• Multiple Mapsets
• Customizable Time and Dates
• All in 4K resolution
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