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can anyone explain the Midnight Sun occurring in Arctic region. Why it happens and is it possible on a globe?
CuriousGuyDFW001 said:My question is on the physics of this observation. If the Earth is spinning, why doesn't the sun simply move to the right, then stop and move left, then right, and so on? The footage of the midnight sun shows the camera continuously panning to the right to keep the sun in view. How is that possible? As the globe spins, pretend you start at 3 o'clock and are moving counterclockwise...as u spin towards the 12 o'clock position, the sun arcs and moves right from our perspective, and continues this path until we approach the 9 o'clock position. It's at this point, as we begin to move from 9 o'clock, towards 6 o'clock and back to the starting 3 o'clock positions that the sun would appear to move left...not in a continuous line to the right only.
phyzguy said:...standing on a spinning merry-go-round and there is a street light on your left... If you don't believe it go down to the playground and try it.