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<blockquote data-quote="SeattleSlim" data-source="post: 2007500" data-attributes="member: 7746"><p>The Sun arcs through the sky. It’s only directly overhead in the tropics (between 23.5 degrees N and S) … but, because the earth is tilted on its axis (that 23.5 degrees with respect to the plane of the ecliptic) it rises and sets north of due east and west between the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern hemisphere.</p><p></p><p>So, if you’re seated in the south stands of the stadium at sunset and look due west, you’ll see the Sun setting to the north of that westerly point on the horizon (during spring and summer).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeattleSlim, post: 2007500, member: 7746"] The Sun arcs through the sky. It’s only directly overhead in the tropics (between 23.5 degrees N and S) … but, because the earth is tilted on its axis (that 23.5 degrees with respect to the plane of the ecliptic) it rises and sets north of due east and west between the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern hemisphere. So, if you’re seated in the south stands of the stadium at sunset and look due west, you’ll see the Sun setting to the north of that westerly point on the horizon (during spring and summer). [/QUOTE]
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