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Using Software, Stellarium, to find Solar Noon, Latitude & Longitude
If you have the free astronomy program Stellarium installed on your computers, use the directions above to complete the assignment on a shadowy day.
- Launch Stellarium on your computer and find solar noon on March 21st for your city. Note the latitude and longitude listed as well.
- Copy or create an image of the angle of the sun and the latitude and longitude.
- Enter this information in your project journal.
- Use Stellarium to find a city that has the same longitude of your city and the latitude where solar noon has a different or no shadow.
- Copy or create an image of the angle of the sun and the latitude and longitude.
- Enter this information in your project journal.
- Use Stellarium to find the distance between your city and the city with with the same longitude.
- Enter this information in your project journal.
- Enter this information in to the survey in Activity 7.
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