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OT: Quick homework help :-)
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Mon, 25 Nov 2002 19:50:35 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.pt, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
> Hi again,
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> The weather has finally co-operated (more or less!) it was a bit hazy, so an
> approximate reading for the sunset was 230 degrees. This was observed at
> approx 2012 (daylight savings time). However, the official sunset time at
> my location for "ideal horizon and weather conditions" tonight was 2025, so
> obviously I was out of luck on both ideal measures :) but it was still an
> interesting little observational science exercise to do with my 7 year old.
:-D
That reading is 40º to the southwest (from 270º, which is West). So... it
validates my hipothesis (which I had developed with a globe and a lamp :-)
> According to www.auslig.gov.au at 2025 the reading would be:
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> AZIMUTH AND ALTITUDE OF THE SUN Time zone: +11.00 hours Altitude includes
> astronomical refraction angle for a standard atmosphere. Date Time
> Refraction Azimuth Altitude 25/11/2002 20:25:00 00°34'00" 240°14'48" 0°10'59"
Still confirms what I needed to know. Which is great!
> Geoscience Australia's website is quite handy, go to
> http://www.auslig.gov.au/geodesy/astro/smpos.htm to compute azimuth,
> elevations, sun/moon rise/set, twilight times etc for a given date, this
> site can also be used for locations outside of Australia if you know the
> co-ordinates.
I went to the site as I read your post, and tried to make a rough
computation for Porto (app. 41ºN, 8ºW, London Timezone). The data for June
21st (in theory, the date for the northernmost sun position in relative
terms) points to ~300º - that is more than 270º, as I needed to check.
So... in summer, I get to have direct sun in my living room. After 18 years
in this house, would you believe I had *never* noticed that? :-S
Thank you very much for the time you took to help me, Deidre. I can only
hope that both you and your kid have had fun while doing the observation...
Pedro
(who will discuss these results in class next Wednesday)
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