Thanks Jim, I don't know why I messed that up. I have used the shadow
to find true north and local noon several times. May I plead a senior
moment (era?)
Thanks again. Hopefully anyone interested in true north and or local
noon would have noted my error and would have done the right thing.
Patrick NJ5G
Oh and I have two slightly used but still in good shape owls!
On 1/26/2017 12:41 PM, Jim Fitzpatrick wrote:
That is simply not true. Shadows are always SHORTEST at solar noon.
Imagine that you are at a latitude where the sun is directly overhead
at noon, say on the equator at the equinox. There will essentially be
no shadow.
Jim WI9WI
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Shadows are ALWAYS longest at solar noon, irrespective of season.
Patrick NJ5G
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