Columbus Planet Earth 423052-9 Globe

The "Planet Earth" globe makes it possible to visualize a multitude of astronomical concepts; elliptic orbit around the sun, earth rotation on its axis, duration of the day, solstitial points ...
The lit globe illustrates the concept of day, the 3 zones of twilight, ... A luminous point indicates the sub-solar zone, i.e. the place where the sun does not create any shade at midday.
All these concepts can be observed for a given day-hour-place by an adjustment of the dial at the foot of the globe.
The sphere is shipped complete with its instruction manual of 44 pages (in english).
 
The Duplex map: The political map (switched off) shows the countries in different colours and the main rail-, air- and sea- ways.
The physical map (switched on) shows the mountains, the valleys, the plains, the sea-depths and streams in different colours.
The terrestrial relief is rendered by a play of shadows.
 
Features
- We don't just print our globes; we strive to create an incredibly deep, flawless shine.
- It all starts in our state-of-the-art 'clean printing room', where our craftsmen work just with superior acrylic sheets.
- Bringing in all kind of papers is strictly forbidden, because it would bring in fine paper dust particles which could later be attracted in the printing process.
- Printing up to 17 successive layers of colors, there's a curing process between each layer, along with an inspection and careful cleaning.
- Once the printing is complete, a high gloss clear coat layer is applied over the entire map, than it is sent back for inspection to our cartographic department.
 
Specifications
- Diameter: 30 cm
- Base: plastic (silver colour)
- Meridian: fibreglass (silver colour)
- Sphere: Plexiglas® Heavy Duty
- Height: 40cm