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Its all to do with the seasons. In Summer it will be NW and only at the equinoxes (April 22nd and December 22nd) will it set at a true Easterly direction.
I too noticed the same. |
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Outside the tropics the sun never sets due west.
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Interesting equinox dates :D
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cheers O - i guess that's a typo above? Westerly surely?
I can't grasp seasons, tilt, orbits and all that. Need to see a 3d model of it, just won't sink in! |
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If you have any Astronomy software you can check yourself. I can't think of an easy way to explain why.
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21st Momm, BTW its at midnight afaik.
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this kind of thing O?
http://www.stellarium.org/ |
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I was thinking more that you might have meant March and September
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stellarium is brilliant Reyes if you want to find out what's what in the skies at any given time of year and latitude
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Stellarium is an excellent free choice.
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Doh!
My hangover is still kicking in :D |
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lol
I'm no expert Oval, but I'm pretty sure the exact times and days vary from year to year by a few hours. Rarely is it exactly at midnight. |
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tried it, runs like a dog (awful screen flicker) have removed it.
any others? |
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Get a PC running Windows that can handle the graphics.
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I have several installed on my system but keep going back to Stellarium. There's a few free ones on download.com.
I got a great copy of Starry Night Enthusiast from a cover disc but not sure if its downloadeable on the net. Get your Latitude and Longitude off google maps then try this: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/stardome/default.aspx |
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MoMM, I think I read this somewhere, its stuck in my brain from somewhere. Then again I stated the equinoxes were April and December :0
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ooooohhhhh EGG. Am on Windows machine currently, will give it a go on superior stuff tomorrow.
Cheers O |
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You would say that, Reyes.
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