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Pacfic Coast Sunset Patterns:  Does the Sun set in the same place every night? 6 month timelapse of sunset positions from LHS

Pacfic Coast Sunset Patterns: Does the Sun set in the same place every night? 6 month timelapse of sunset positions from LHS

Update: 2010-03-05
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Does the Sun set in the same place every evening? This video is a collection of sunsets captured over a 6-month period from the Lawrence Hall of Science webcam. The camera is in Berkeley, California, on a hill that provides a view of the San Francisco Bay and the western horizon. San Francisco is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone at 37°37' North 122°23' West. Click here to see the camera location and field of view. * Keep track of where the Sun sets over the 6-month period. * What pattern do you notice? * Keep track of what time the Sun sets over the 6-month period. * What pattern do you notice? * How can you explain the patterns?
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Pacfic Coast Sunset Patterns:  Does the Sun set in the same place every night? 6 month timelapse of sunset positions from LHS

Pacfic Coast Sunset Patterns: Does the Sun set in the same place every night? 6 month timelapse of sunset positions from LHS

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