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Scotia B3J 2X4 <span class=3D" this is cool! thanks, Marg in White Point, Queens where birds are being blown off the feeder today! http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherman Williams" <sherm@glinx.com> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:30 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Earliest Sunset Today > For those near 45 degrees north latitude, TODAY marks the EARLIEST > SUNSET (about 4:34 p.m. here in Avonport). Starting tomorrow the Sun > begins to set a little later, not by any large amount, but by Dec 31 > Sun is setting about 11 minutes later than today (4:45 p.m., about > the time Sun was setting on Nov 17th). Latest sunrise is not until > Jan 2nd. December 21st is the shortest daylight. > > Thinking about this, I created a diagram (using Starry Night > software) to show Sun's position relative to the horizon at about > 4:35 p.m. each day through December. It is actually the very southern > tip of the analemma, when the Sun is near the winter solstice, as it > is now. > Diagram at http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/analemma1.html > or http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html > > Sherman >
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