This was taken at Summer Solstice 2 years ago. You can see the the shadow of the ball is perfectly round as the sun was directly overhead. It was
taken at approximately 1pm local time.rpleger - 11-7-2005 at 11:26 AM
NeatDavid K - 11-7-2005 at 06:38 PM
The stake in the forground is also interesting to see no long shadow, as the sun is straight up! Thanks for posting!bajajudy - 11-7-2005 at 06:58 PM
You're right David, I hadnt noticed that before.
The little plant has none either.comitan - 11-7-2005 at 07:10 PM
I guess I love being a spoilsport, as I see the left side shadow is much longer than the right, but that may be because its 1pm.David K - 11-7-2005 at 07:15 PM
Yup, true NOON is when there is no shadow on the tropic of cancer, that day... If you are on daylight savings, 1 pm should have been ok... ? Maybe the
ball is 100 meters too far north! Somebody GPS the thing... But what map datum would be true degrees from the equator?bajajudy - 11-7-2005 at 07:18 PM
Thank you David
It was actually at 12:02 GMT
[Edited on 11-8-2005 by bajajudy]Bruce R Leech - 11-7-2005 at 07:27 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by comitan
I guess I love being a spoilsport, as I see the left side shadow is much longer than the right, but that may be because its 1pm.
I thought the same thing when I saw itbajalou - 11-7-2005 at 08:11 PM
Well 1pm on the equanox is probably PDT and would be 12noon on PST.
It apears to me that there is a white circle on the ground and the shadow is within that circle all the way around (that I can see) Also where you
are in a time zone (east-west) can have a hour's difference in the sun's location.
I believe that the stake in the foreground will show no shadow when the sun is directly overhead.
But it's a great shot Judy - keep them coming.
I've always wondered...
Mexray - 11-7-2005 at 08:16 PM
...what happened to the orb, when 'Atlas Shrugged'...now I know its in BCS!
Great picture - thanks!bajajudy - 11-7-2005 at 11:19 PM
Actually we are in MST. However on that day we were MDT.
Go FigureMH_Stevens - 11-7-2005 at 11:54 PM
If you have ever been in a modern city with many skyscrapers at the equatorial solstice you will have seen that every building is in its own shadow.
All the sides of all the the buildings are dark while the sky is extremely bright. I've seen this (in Nairobi) and it looks very weird.
Mike Sbajajudy - 11-8-2005 at 06:59 AM
Oh ye of so little faith
Here is another shot....none of the stakes have shadowsbajajudy - 11-8-2005 at 03:58 PM
My husband also pointed out that there is a distinct possibility that the sphere is not round.
Same idea
oladulce - 11-8-2005 at 06:32 PM
Summer solstice. June '92.
9 palms, East Cape.
Of course when our good Tejano buddy Jim tries to check for his own shadow, he makes a shadow. bajajudy - 11-8-2005 at 06:54 PM
oladulce
That is even better!
We just got hung up on the Tropic of Cancer ball, I guess, for documentation.
