@neiltyson @benpopik On my planet at the equator the sunset point moves around the horizon by 46° over the year. Due west only at equinoxes.
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@cosmos4u@neiltyson@benpopik It's not every day you get to correct NdGT on an astronomical matter :)
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@neiltyson "On the equator, the sunrise varies by 47 degrees across the eastern horizon." - Neil Tyson, Death by Black HoleThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Are you never going to apologise for this untruth? Thought you claimed to be a "science educator".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Are you sure? Doesn't it only set due west twice a year? At the Equinoxes on the equator? On other day pairs between the tropics?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@benpopik Er, no. It's due west at the equator on equinoxes but oscillates north and south through the year.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@benpopik Right Ben. Sun's circle around pole varies from 67-113° radius, rises/sets at diff point each day. Equator no exceptionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@benpopik Not true! Only on the equinoxes. Other days, Sun sets north or south of west, max dev at solstices, even at the equatr.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I'm going with the dissidents on this one. Double checked /w stellarium before disagreeing /w NDGT! Off by a few degs @ solsticesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I thought it only set due west for equator people on the equinoxes (equinoxi?)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@benpopik Actually, I think the sun sets at due west at the Equator only on the equinoxes, not daily.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson surely even at the equator it only sets due west on the equinox. And fluctuates by 23 degs the rest of the year.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@benpopik Nonsense, it sets northwest in June and southwest in December as its declination changes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Really? Wouldn't it set, say, West-North-Westish at June solstice?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson If that were the case, wouldn't the tilted axis of the Earth also alter where it sets on the equator? Or am I missing something?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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