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Comments
Please explain how the longest day doesn't also have the earliest sunrise and latest sunset.
Thanks
FR: Sure. It's a question we can count on twice a year - just before the summer and winter solstices. It is also the most difficult I'm ever asked to answer. So, you can take my word for it. Or, you can be satisfied with the explanation that "This quirk is the result of the tilt in the Earth's axis, the elliptical (not circular) nature of its orbit around the sun, and the differences between "clock time" and "sun time." Or, you can read this: http://bit.ly/95EdPy If your brain explodes, don't blame me.
Posted by: Nolan North | June 13, 2010 6:34 PM
Frank,
Thanks - I think!
Posted by: Nolan North | June 15, 2010 4:09 PM