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Oct 22, 2024
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RoboKayne
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You mean to reach the same azimuth, right? Like, sure, the elevation can vary
day to day.
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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
mvtoro
2:22pm
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