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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 |
