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Old 10-04-2011, 12:41 PM
gary
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Google Earth as a Sun position resource

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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
I'm trying to understand whether, if I setup to view/photograph the eclipse down on the esplanade, where abouts the Sun will rise in relation to that island.

Cheers and thanks!
Hi Mike,

Invoke Google Earth.

View->Sun

A sliding time tool bar will appear in the top left corner of the main image window.
Click on its 'Spanner' icon and adjust the date and time. Be aware of the American-style
mm/dd/yy format. Be sure to set an appropriate time zone to match your choice of time setting.

Zoom in on the image pane so your eye altitude is just above sea level.
With mouse over the image page, depress and keep depressed middle mouse button and drag
to change your "look at" direction so you are looking out to sea from your chosen vantage point.

Adjust the sliding time tool bar and watch where the Sun will rise from that location.

Best regards

Gary
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