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Title: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: The Ferry Man on April 19, 2011, 21:34:54

OK I am on MP, and my sun is setting... On Dover...

With a course of 302'  this seems a bit very north?

Never been on a ferry crossing with the sun setting ON Dover...

Title: Re: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: --tractorman-- on April 19, 2011, 22:02:04

Haha well spotted :)

Title: Re: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: LucAtC on April 19, 2011, 22:29:10

Hello TFM,

Not exactly well spotted, it is a sign that you didn't cross the Strait of Dover around the summer solstice, when the sun sets at this azimuth. But then, it is around 19:30 GMT (21:30 B), and if you had a different date, it would indeed be wrong.

Regards,
Luc

Title: Re: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: The Ferry Man on April 19, 2011, 22:29:56

Ahh OK

Thansk for the explanation Luc   :)

Title: Re: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: LucAtC on April 19, 2011, 22:34:36

To check it by yourself, you can look at WinStars 2 (http://www.winstars.net/english/download.html), a nice and easy astronomy program.  8)
Luc

Title: Re: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: Traddles on April 19, 2011, 22:38:20

Hi TFM,
If you had been in the north of Scotland it would have been even further towards the north.

Title: Re: The Earths Orbital Axis Rotation for Dover (aka My Sun set in the wrong place)
Post by: The Ferry Man on April 20, 2011, 00:38:57

Ahh good point

and of course the North Pole has 24 hour sunshine  :doh:

Didn't think of it like that