NATS 1745 Lecture Notes - June Solstice, Declination, Right Ascension
9 Apr 2014
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1st report gives an opportunity to see what the ta"s are looking for: choose an article published on or after december (?) 2013: stick to sites on the list, part a header info, part b. The sun"s annual cycle: fall and spring equinox (~sept. Indirect light is hitting us instead of directly overhead. Is weaker, colder: winter solstice is the shortest day. Only around sunset and sunrise that the sun will be seen to the north: winter solstice (~dec. : sun rises and sets at its northernmost position, traversing a. In the s-hemisphere, the sun"s daily arcs point n rather than s. January 9, 2014: axis is tilted 23. 5 degrees from straight up and down. : when a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, sunlight hits indirectly (i. e. at an: winter angle), causing low arcs and less light per area. high arcs and more light per area, summer.
