This remarkable world globe is made by Columbus Verlag. We call them the Mercedez Benz of globe makers. They are the best and longest-running globe making company in the world. They have truly perfected their craft.
This globe is a dual-illumination day/night globe. So, what does that mean?
Well, first let's start with the materials of the globe. The sphere itself is made of top-quality acrylic and is virtually unbreakable.
Like almost all Columbus Verlag globes, this globe features their trademark "Duo Map." This means that you get two globes in one. When the light is off, the globe displays a political view of the planet. Turn the light on and it transforms into a natural landscape view with shaded physical relief and the colors of true vegetation patterns around the world. There are other illuminated globes on the market, but the acrylic material of this globe creates a much sharper and more striking appearance.
This globe is especially unique in that it is designed with the day/night illumination capability. The base of the globe is adjustable so that you can set the globe to the precise tilt that the earth is in on any given day of the year. That precise tilt enables the illumination within the globe to enlighten only the half of the planet that is in daylight for your pre-determined date and time while the other half remains in night time. The globe also displays zones of twilight and the point where the sun is directly overhead.
These features make for an outstanding educational resource for anyone looking for a good way to visually demonstrate how the earth and the sun interact to create, not only night and day, but also the seasons of the year. You can easily demonstrate visually, for example, why northern Alaska is in 24 our daylight on June 20th, or why our daylight is exactly 12 hours long on the first day of Spring...
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