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It would be fascinating to see a visualization of how the accuracy of this method varies given parameters like latitude, time of day, time of year.
by re 4y ago
It would be fascinating to see a visualization of how the accuracy of this method varies given parameters like latitude, time of day, time of year.
- madcaptenor 4y agoDon’t tempt me, I have real work to do.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoI bet that real work will still be there tomorrow...
- quickthrower2 4y agoAnd local/national government politics (aka stuffing around with daylight savings and carving out new time zones)
- recasfoin 4y agoIf it's summer solstice and you're on the equator and it's noon, then the accuracy is bad. Otherwise, YMMV -- (literally!) https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article/52/3/3.12/187095 https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article/52/3/3.12/187095