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Re: OT: Quick homework help :-)
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lugnet.loc.pt
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Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:01:54 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.pt, Melody Brown writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Pedro Silva writes:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > One of my teachers and I had a chat today about the relative position of the
> > sun during sunrise *in summer*.
> > Ok, so that is not the most interesting topic on Earth... I know :-)
> > But it is relevant to that class, in order to study how the sun can
> > contribute to the temperature of a building. Unfortunately, we are in the
> > middle of winter and cannot wait till summer to check our guesses... and
> > that is where you come in.
> >
> > YOU are in summer now! :-D
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> Mmmmmm summer.... Mmmmmm warmth :)
Hey, I don't complain. Thank god for today's South gales, otherwise the
beaches near me would be filled with oil... :-/
> > So... if any of you living down-under is willing to help me, I'll be most
> > thankful of that.
> > The task is quite simple: During sunrise/sunset (does not matter much),
> > please check the relative position of the sun in degrees, 0º being North and
> > rotating CW. What I intend to know is if the angle is anywhere between 90º
> > and 270º. Not much rigeur is required, really - an approximation may suffice.
> > Oh, one more thing: the farther to the South you live in, the better.
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> Well, I don't live much down-under than 'down-under'...
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> But Southwise... I think this needs to be directed to a Tasmanian :) Or
> even a Victorian :) I'm sure Ross would help you in that case... otherwise
> you can always have the Queensland version (where I am from).
Tasmania would be the closest to my own latitude (only South), but anywhere
in the south of Oz is perfect.
> > TIA,
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> >
> > Pedro
> > (freezing his butt in the antipodes)
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> Mel
> (sending Pedro some sun to keep him warm so he can finish his project ;))
Thank you! :-D
Pedro (gettin' warmer...)
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| (...) Mmmmmm summer.... Mmmmmm warmth :) (...) Well, I don't live much down-under than 'down-under'... But Southwise... I think this needs to be directed to a Tasmanian :) Or even a Victorian :) I'm sure Ross would help you in that case... otherwise (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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