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Termyn8or -> RE: Longest Day of the Year (6/20/2008 11:10:03 PM)
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I am in Cleveland, and I am used to the sunsets and rises here.
Well I went to Florida and it was different. At sundown, the sun went down fast. I mean real fast. I had never given this any thought really. I mean you see the sun starting to set, smoke a half a cigarette and it is dark. It happens alot faster down there.
I see why, with the horizon, the shape of the Earth etc., but to see it is different.
One day I would like to see it up north, in fact I wouldn't mind going to Alaska to have a 24 hour day. They say people go nuts so I should fit right in.
But anyway, the farther you are from the equator, the longer your sunset or sunrise will last. The time they quote is based on your longitude. Go to Florida and a sunset lasts about seven minutes. Go up north, in fact to the north pole, then there is never a sunset. Like in Alaska they have a day or two a year that is all daytlight, and they also have a time when it is pretty much perpetual night.
But in the interim seasons I bet they have sunsets and rises of very long duration.
The sun sets and rises so fast at the equator that I think a Arab could be sitting there watching the sun and his watch and say "I was right,, this watch is running slow". I was actually surprised at how fast it got dark in Florida. Compared to up here (Ohio) it was like all of the sudden.
Don't be like me, I couldn't care less. I look at everything scientifically and really do not enjoy the visual wonders of the world. By being critical and analytical about everything, I have robbed myself of the enjoyment. Don't do the same.
Just enjoy sitting around in the warm glow, give yourself a minute. Or more of course, up there.
T
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