Friday, June 22, 2012

Night Sky: 6 Sunset Observations

Thought I would share this with you guys. I got a glimpse of a beautiful sunset off of my aunt’s rooftop. My Smartphone actually did a pretty good job. It almost looks like it is giving off red/orange rays around it. I wonder why this is.

Today it was about 81 degrees.
The time was 8:32 PM
It was mostly cloudy all day today, with the sun peeking through the clouds at some points in the day.
The Altitude was about 4.26(changed data) Find Altitude <--- found altitude using this





1. How frequently do you see a distorted sunset (sunrise) from your site? 
I've only been up on the roof of my aunt's house once, but this is a beautiful distorted sun set.  
  
2. What is the most common type of distorted sunset (sunrise) from your 
site? 
A bright white/yellow sunset with a redish hue around it. 


3. What relationship do you see between altitude, weather patterns and 
temperature with the distorted sunsets (sunrises) that you observed?
The day was mostly cloudy but it cleared up later in the day, allowing me to see a clear view of the sun. The less humid and cloudy it is the clearer you can see the sun, and it is not as distorted.



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Beautiful Sky.
The sun is setting behind the house

I was driving and i had to stop and take a picture of these clouds and sunset. The sun was just setting behind the houses. These clouds were extra beautiful today, the sun was casting an almost reddish/pinkish shade on them.

It was 76 degrees today.
The time was 8:45.
It was mostly sunny today, with more clouds from 4-6:30 pm, but the sun came out again after 6:30pm.
The altitude of the sun almost setting behind the house is about 1.00.



1. How frequently do you see a distorted sunset (sunrise) from your site?  
I see this type of sunset almost everyday when the weather is nice and not humid coming back from Kutztown University. 
  
2. What is the most common type of distorted sunset (sunrise) from your 
site? 
I see a very bright sun with a bright yellow hue setting behind the trees. 


3. What relationship do you see between altitude, weather patterns and 
temperature with the distorted sunsets (sunrises) that you observed? 
At a lower altitude the brighter the sunset is, and it is especially bright during nice weather.



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June 20th 2012
June 21st 2012

I took these two pictures two days in a row at the same time and i noticed that the sun stayed in the same spot the second day, i just took the picture from a different angle
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It was 94 degrees on June 21st and 90 degrees June 20th.
I went out to take the pictures at 8:15 PM.
It was mostly sunny both days, and extremely hott and humid! Not to mention the 20th was the first day of summer.
The altitude of the sun almost setting behind the house is about 3:00 both pictures.


1. How frequently do you see a distorted sunset (sunrise) from your site?  
  I see this sort of sunset frequently when i shop in the Target shopping center where i live, this type of sunset in the summer usually happens around 8:15, and it is extra bright when you are seeing it through the store windows. 

2. What is the most common type of distorted sunset (sunrise) from your 
site? 
A bright yellow sun that gives off red/pinkish  rays.

3. What relationship do you see between altitude, weather patterns and 
temperature with the distorted sunsets (sunrises) that you observed? 
When it is extremely hot and pretty humid the sun shines very bright and it is at a medium altitude. It is hard to look at the sun.


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June 24th 2012


June 26th 2012

It was 80 degrees June 24th and 76 degrees June 26th 
The time was 8:10 in the first picture and 8:33 the second picture.
It was mostly sunny both days and hot, but it was not humid. 
The altitude of the sun in the first picture is about 5 and the altitude is about 1 in the second picture
The sun moved a little rightward on the third day, and i got a little closer to the sun in the second picture



1. How frequently do you see a distorted sunset (sunrise) from your site?  
I see this type of sunset when i walk around my neighborhood often during the warm summer nights. These last three days have not been extremely humid and hot but warm.
  
2. What is the most common type of distorted sunset (sunrise) from your 
site? 
A bright orangish/yellow sun that gives of redish rays, not as bright as usual, the rays become dimmer when close to the trees.


3. What relationship do you see between altitude, weather patterns and 
temperature with the distorted sunsets (sunrises) that you observed? 
The higher the altitude the brighter the suns rays. The sun looks dimmer when the weather is cooler.
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What i learned: At the end of the day i learned that the sun stays in the same position each day from the same place of the taken picture until the 3rd day where it moves slightly to a new position

1 comment:

  1. Make certain that you are in the same place the horizon is shifted on the two photos. Nice pics, and I look forward seeing the others.

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