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Re: Living on the Equator
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2017 Dec 22, 20:06 -0500
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Lu Abel <NoReply_LuAbel@fer3.com> wrote:
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> Yesterday's solstice made me think:
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> Suppose I lived on the Equator:
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> I would also have two Summer Solstices where the sun is directly over me and my day is the longest. They would be on March 21 and September 21 and therefore also Equinoxes.
Wouldn't all days be the same length? Or if one were to be picky about the definition of sunrise and sunset, March 21 and Sept 21 would be the shortest days of the year.
Don Seltzer
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2017 Dec 22, 20:06 -0500
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Lu Abel <NoReply_LuAbel@fer3.com> wrote:
>
> Yesterday's solstice made me think:
>
> Suppose I lived on the Equator:
> ...
> I would also have two Summer Solstices where the sun is directly over me and my day is the longest. They would be on March 21 and September 21 and therefore also Equinoxes.
Wouldn't all days be the same length? Or if one were to be picky about the definition of sunrise and sunset, March 21 and Sept 21 would be the shortest days of the year.
Don Seltzer
