Re: Where does the sun rise first?

1999-12-28 Thread Fernando Cabral
Roger Bailey wrote: How wonderful it is to see proficiency itself at work! Thank you Roger. And... I wish I had that 7-dollar calculator :-) - fernando > At 10:53 AM 12/27/99 -0200, Fernando Cabral wrote: > > > > > >Given the longitude, latitude and altitude of two points, plus > >the day of

Re: Where does the sun rise first?

1999-12-27 Thread Roger Bailey
At 10:53 AM 12/27/99 -0200, Fernando Cabral wrote: > > >Given the longitude, latitude and altitude of two points, plus >the day of the year, is there an easy and straightforward >way to find which one will see the sun first? > >Let's say we have place "X" at 8 S 34 W altitude 200m and >place Y at

Where does the sun rise first?

1999-12-27 Thread Fernando Cabral
Given the longitude, latitude and altitude of two points, plus the day of the year, is there an easy and straightforward way to find which one will see the sun first? Let's say we have place "X" at 8 S 34 W altitude 200m and place Y at 22S 42 W, altitude 1000m. It is winter Solstice in the Nor