On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:56:24 -0500 "wilton strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, the sun will rise IN the East (generally to the East) tomorrow, as > it alwasys does, but not DUE EAST (true bearing 090 degrees). Tomorrow, > the sun will be directly overhead at the equater - sun's subpoint on the > equater - sun's declination = 0 degrees. At sunrise, sun will be DUE > EAST only for those on the equator. For us in northern hemisphere, sun > will rise at an angle/bearing south of (greater than) DUE EAST (090). As I mentioned in my post, the difference between due east and what is actually observed will only be discernable with a theodolite. Craig
