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How can you use the position of the sun to figure out the direction you are looking?
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∙ 16y ago
Real basic...the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. If you face the morning sun your left hand points north, your right hand points south and your back it to the west. If you are facing the afternoon sun your right hand points north, your left to the south and your back is to the east. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Before solar noon if you are heading towards the sun you are heading east and away from is west. If you know your compass points you can figure north and south off of your other positions. The opposite is true after solar noon. If you are heading towards the sun you are then heading west.
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How does the earth's rotation effect the view of the stars?
The earth's rotation's only effect on the view of the stars is the direction you're looking in when you look in the sky. Thus, during the day, you're looking "at the sun," and at night, you're looking "away from the sun." This is also dependent on the earth's position in it's orbit around the sun, because depending on the time of year, the sun's light obscures different stars from our view, and looking "away from the sun" means looking in one direction in winter, and in the opposite direction in summer.
What influences the direction length and height of tides?
The position of the moon. The position of the sun
How do you determine north when you are lost in a jungle?
if you don't have a compass, you can see which direction the sun rises (which is east) or which direction the sun sets (west) and then figure out which way is north
When you see half a moon the position of the sun is?
90 degrees (approximately) from the position of the moon, in the direction of the lighted side.
When you see a half moon what is the position of the Sun?
The sun is perpendicular to the Earth and the Moon, in the direction of the bright half of the Moon.
How will you describe the moon when its is in the general direction of the sun?
When the moon is in the general direction of the sun as seen from Earth, then we're looking at the part of it that's not illuminated all by the sun, and we see no moon at all.
What is the scheme position of the rainbow?
You only will see a rainbow if you're facing the opposite direction of the sun
How can you tell where the Sun is by looking at your shadow?
The shadow faces the opposite direction from where the light is coing from.
What is the general term for the vertical angle between the horizon and the position of the sun in the sky?
The answer you're looking for is the Sun's altitude.
Can you tell time from position of moon?
you can frum the sun but im not sure bout the moon Thanks In my question, I was hoping that you might get even a hint of where say north is by the direction of the moons crescent or it's position. As you can tell north by the position of the sun, perhaps you can get an indication of the sun from the sun light being reflected from a half moon?
How would the change in the suns path from summer to winter affect the length and position of shadows?
Exactly the same as the change in the sun's position from noon to sunset affects them ... they stay exactly opposite the direction of the sun, but they get longer.
Why does sun rises from the east?
The sun rises in the east due to the stationary position of the sun, and the relative position of the Earth. If the Earth's axis is considered up, then, when looking down at the North Pole, the Earth is spinning counter-clockwise.
