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== 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.   
* Pretty nearly.  It doesn't vary as much as I predicted from drawing 2 dimensional pictures of the 3 dimensional reality.   
Date: 11 September 2010.
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 ===

Revision as of 14:03, 17 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.

Date: 11 September 2010.

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

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