The position of the Sun in the sky is a function of both the time and the geographic location of observation on Earth's surface. As Earth orbits the Sun...
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given season. The relative position of the Sun is a major factor in the heat gain of buildings and in the performance of solar energy systems. Accurate...
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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion...
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The Sun position in aerial combat is the pilot's ability to position the aircraft relative to the Sun in relationship to the position of the enemy aircraft...
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Solar time (redirect from Mean sun)
calculation of the passage of time based on the position of the Sun in the sky. The fundamental unit of solar time is the day, based on the synodic rotation...
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Zodiac (redirect from The figures of the zodiac)
modern astrologers, who place the beginning of the sign of Aries at the position of the Sun at the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (March equinox)...
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navigate using the Sun as a compass. Orientation cues from the position of the Sun in the sky are combined with an indication of time from the animal's internal...
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Solar deity (redirect from God of the sun)
sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship...
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that Vishnudevananda modelled the positions of the Sun Salutation for photographs in the book, and that he recognised the sequence "for what it mainly...
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Sun sign astrology, or star sign astrology, is a modern simplified system of Western astrology which considers only the position of the Sun at birth,...
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Analemma (category Dynamics of the Solar System)
showing the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as that position varies over the course of a...
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Celestial navigation (redirect from Shooting the sun)
sights of the Sun and the horizon whilst on the surface of the Earth is commonly used, providing various methods of determining position, one of which...
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A Sun sensor is a navigational instrument used by spacecraft to detect the position of the Sun. Sun sensors are used for attitude control, solar array...
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Antikythera mechanism (redirect from The Antikythera Mechanism)
intercalation. The dial also marks the position of the Sun on the ecliptic, corresponding to the current date in the year. The orbits of the Moon and the five planets...
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Albedo (redirect from Albedo of the Earth)
(see position of the Sun). While bi-hemispherical reflectance is calculated for a single angle of incidence (i.e., for a given position of the Sun), albedo...
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Solar eclipse (redirect from Eclipse of the sun)
solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially...
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Solar azimuth angle (redirect from Sun altitude)
The solar azimuth angle is the azimuth (horizontal angle with respect to north) of the Sun's position. This horizontal coordinate defines the Sun's relative...
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The Gate of the Sun, also known as the Gateway of the Sun (in older literature simply called "(great) monolithic Gateway of Ak-kapana", is a monolithic...
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Astronomical clock (category History of astrology)
astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets. The term is loosely used to refer...
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Horoscope (redirect from Time of birth)
representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, astrological aspects and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's...
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Sidereal time (category Units of time)
time make use of the regularity of Earth's rotation about its polar axis: solar time is reckoned according to the position of the Sun in the sky while sidereal...
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Divine Comedy (redirect from The Devine Comedy)
to the implications of a spherical Earth, such as the different stars visible in the southern hemisphere, the altered position of the sun, and the various...
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Prague astronomical clock (category Astronomical clocks in the Czech Republic)
the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the...
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antiquity, the position of the Sun when at the March equinox is now in Pisces; when it is at the September equinox, it is in Virgo (as of J2000). Along...
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Heliocentrism (redirect from Sun-centred Universe)
known as the heliocentric model) is a superseded astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe...
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the player is prompted to set their current time and time zone. The game can then estimate when the Sun will rise and set, and simulates the position...
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Solar zenith angle (redirect from Sun elevation)
the solar azimuth angle to determine the position of the Sun as observed from a given location on the surface of the Earth. cos θ s = sin α s = sin...
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Lunisolar calendar (redirect from The Simple Lunisolar Calendar Leap Years)
calendars. The date of lunisolar calendars therefore indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year, that is the position of the Sun in the Earth's...
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The Miracle of the Sun (Portuguese: Milagre do Sol), also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously...
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