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| Kakoroto |
Need help with this please.
Why are Summer days longer than Winter days using knowledge and information of only how the position of the sunset point changes over time?
This is observing from the northern hemisphere, so the the sunset point is still moving North along the horizon. |
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| Caela |
you know how the earth is tilted on an axis, right? well during the summer (in your region), there is more surface area to be exposed to sunlight, creating a longer day, before your location spins away from the sun (night)...my guess.
edit: this is an uneducated response (if you couldn't already tell), i have yet to take astronomy classes...but i love it as a hobby. |
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| occrider |
| What she said. It's the difference between an object passing directly underneath a light source and an object that's passing slightly off center. When it's equal along the equater both the north and south are getting the same amount of light. Tilted at an angle, one side has more exposure to light and has a longer day whereas the other side gets less total exposure and thus has shorter days. It's the reason why the poles can get 20+ hours of sunlight or darkness depending upon the season. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Caela
you know how the earth is tilted on an axis, right? well during the summer (in your region), there is more surface area to be exposed to sunlight, creating a longer day, before your location spins away from the sun (night)...my guess.
edit: this is an uneducated response (if you couldn't already tell), i have yet to take astronomy classes...but i love it as a hobby. |
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| kadomony |
trance has warped my mind.
all i see when i look at that pic is SUMMER SUN and SOUTHERN SUN |
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| Nayil |
who cares MArs FTW
GO DO A WIKI. |
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