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Re: stange results from AM and PM sun shots
From: Bill B
Date: 2012 Oct 03, 20:05 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2012 Oct 03, 20:05 -0400
On 9/30/2012 2:24 PM, Dave Walden wrote: > Note that in the figure, "the sun" means the center of the sun. Try > plotting the diameter of the sun on the figure! If you are referring to Herbert's diagram, that diagram would have to be placed in the center of a sheet of paper approximately 6X the height and width of the diagram's width to accommodate the sun's diameter. That being done, it would appear the diagram is "splitting hairs." Nonetheless, it was interesting to me as it challenged my assumption that the equinox always occurred at 0d declination. Bill B
