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* [http://www.screencast.com/users/moleski/folders/Jing/media/73a20fbf-e651-4b47-88a3-3e0a01c14324 Sun's motion from solstice to solstice]
* [http://www.screencast.com/users/moleski/folders/Jing/media/73a20fbf-e651-4b47-88a3-3e0a01c14324 Sun's motion from solstice to solstice]
== Do all observers see the sun at the same location at dawn? ==
== Do all observers see the sun at the same location at dawn? ==
* Pretty nearly.  It doesn't vary as much as I predicted from drawing 2 dimensional pictures of the 3 dimensional reality. 
Source: [http://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/pos_sun.php www.sunearthtools.com - Sun position calculator:]
Source: [http://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/pos_sun.php www.sunearthtools.com - Sun position calculator:]
=== Howland ===
=== Howland ===
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Revision as of 01:46, 12 September 2010

Do all observers see the sun at the same location at dawn?

  • Pretty nearly. It doesn't vary as much as I predicted from drawing 2 dimensional pictures of the 3 dimensional reality.

Source: www.sunearthtools.com - Sun position calculator:

Howland

Latitude 0.80108
Longitude 176.61624
Sunrise Azimuth 85.59

Niku

Latitude 4.67792
Longitude 174.5196
Sunrise Azimuth 85.65

Near Buffalo

Latitude 42.57264
Longitude 78.82926
Sunrise Azimuth 83.1