Here’s a fun fact- it takes 24 hours for the sun to reach the same spot in the sky the next day, but it only takes a

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Oct 22, 2024
1:13:49pm

cheezedawg Properly rated

star 23:56:04 to reach the same spot in the sky the following night.

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Here’s a fun fact- it takes 24 hours for the sun to reach the same spot in the sky the next day, but it only takes a

cheezedawg Properly rated

1:13pm

RE: Here’s a fun fact- it takes 24 hours for the sun to reach the same

momowagon

1:15pm

The sun is a star

reagan21

1:16pm

RE: The sun is a star

Tesla Coug

1:16pm

This is usually false b/c the sun's position in the sky changes from day to day

ryebrye

1:27pm

RE: This is usually false b/c the sun's position in the sky changes from day to day

Mr. Belding

1:36pm

The sun reaches its highest position in the sky at the same time every day.

cheezedawg

1:50pm

whoever told you this was wrong

ryebrye

2:03pm

1 day is exactly 24 hours. 1 sidereal day is 23:56:04. That’s my only contribution in this post. In exactly 24 hours

cheezedawg

2:55pm

Can you provide one example where this is actually true? I can't think of one

ryebrye

1:36pm

He doesn’t mean path or “location”. He means time at which it reaches its zenith. It’s true because as the earth orbits

mvtoro

1:54pm

Are you saying it's 24 hours from zenith to zenith? that's also not true

ryebrye

2:01pm

Nope. The point isn’t claiming any *precise* location (or time). The point is that the difference between the apparent

mvtoro

2:09pm

I'm still not sure what you are trying to say.

ryebrye

2:27pm

Yeah, you’re still thinking about this in terms of precise timing and location and that’s not the point. The point is

mvtoro

2:36pm

Do you know the difference between a “solar day” and a sidereal day”? This is what he’s taking about. A solar day is

mvtoro

2:54pm

I was just pointing out the difference between a day and a sidereal day. That’s it.

cheezedawg

2:49pm

I'm confused. Doesn't the sun change positions in the sky slightly every day?

shoganai

1:38pm

So do the stars. The earth tilts a bit every day.

CasualFan

1:48pm

You mean to reach the same azimuth, right? Like, sure, the elevation can vary

RoboKayne

1:44pm

That also varies day by day

ryebrye

1:48pm

Oh no. I find these things very hard. Literally nothing about celestial geometry

RoboKayne

3:07pm

Yes

cheezedawg

1:49pm

Proof the earth is flat….

CasualFan

1:45pm

What is so "fun" about that fact?

Eddie

1:57pm

Some people enjoy learning random new things and seeing how it connects with other things they knew and displaces stuff

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