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Documentation
Website to find Solar Noon, Latitude and Longitude
Completion requirements
- Use the link above to find solar noon on March 21st for your city. Note the latitude and longitude listed as well.
- Create an image of the angle of the sun and the latitude and longitude.
- Paste this information into your project journal.
Next:
- Use a map like Google maps to find a city that has the same longitude of your city and the latitude where solar noon has no shadow (the Equator).
- Find the longitudinal distance between your city and that city.
- Create an image of the angle of the sun and the latitude and longitude of that city and your city.
- Label the distance between the two cities.
- Enter the information for #2, 3, and 4 into your project journal.
Last:
- Use a map like Google maps to find a city that has the same longitude of your city and the latitude where solar noon is a lower number.
- Find the longitudinal distance between your city and that city.
- Create an image of the angle of the sun and the latitude and longitude of that city and your city.
- Label the distance between the two cities.
- Enter the information for #2, 3, and 4 into your project journal.
- Complete the survey in Activity 7.
Click http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php link to open resource.