[NatureNS] Earliest Sunset Today

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Thanks Sherman, I always enjoy your celestial emails!

Lynn Ellis
On 10-Dec-08, at 2:30 PM, Sherman Williams wrote:

> 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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Thanks Sherman, I always enjoy your celestial =
emails!<div><br></div><div>Lynn Ellis<br><div><div>On 10-Dec-08, at 2:30 =
PM, Sherman Williams wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> 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). =A0 =A0Latest sunrise is not until Jan 2nd. =
=A0December 21st is the shortest daylight.<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>Diagram at =A0<a =
href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/analemma1.html">http://web.ma=
c.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/analemma1.html</a></div><div><div><div>or =A0<a =
href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html">http://web.m=
ac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Sher=
man</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>=

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