Armillary Sphere Sculpture at Chabot Space Center

Armillary Sphere Sculpture at Chabot Space Center

Sunday, January 18th, 2026 at 12:42:25 AM · Canon EOS R6m2

This photograph captures a striking bronze and copper-toned armillary sphere sculpture mounted on a stone base in front of a modern building with distinctive curved architecture. The spherical astronomical instrument features intersecting metal bands and appears to be a sundial or celestial navigation device. The wide-angle perspective emphasizes the sculpture's monumentality against the contemporary glass and metal structure behind it, while trees and a streetlamp frame the composition. The late afternoon or early evening light creates warm tones on the metal surfaces and building.

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