John Carmichael wrote: > Instead of seeing several sunsets in a row, wouldn't the pilot see just one > long slow continuous sunset instead? > > John Carmichael >
What my intuition tells me is that this depends on two factors: a) how fast (and continuously) you move forward; how much you move up and down. As I see it, if you keep jumping up, each time higher and higher, coming down to same spot just to jump up again a little higher you would see several sunsets. You could do that for about six hours, I would guess. On the other hand, if you are riding a chopper that stands still for a while after the sun sets, than you can watch a new sunset if you move up or forward or both. This is not just a prolonged sunset. Those are things I guess. - fernando > > >One can get a similar effect riding a large ferris wheel right at sunset. > >While not giving a full sunrise/sunset, it's still > >fun to watch the upper limb disappear and reappear :-) > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: William P Thayer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I also thought something I would like to ask the airplane pilots we have > >among us. Have any of you ever tried to take off immediately after the > >sunset, flying straight to the sun's azimuth, trying to see several sunsets > >in a raw? > > > > > > -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax: +55 61 225-3082 15º 45' 04.9" S 47º 49' 58.6" W 19º 37' 57.0" S 45º 17' 13.6" W
