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19 December, 10:10

Suppose that you are visiting Champaign, IL and on July 10 you wake up early and note the rising azimuth of the Sun. How would the direction of the rising Sun change if you measured

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  1. 19 December, 10:24
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    It would rise further south
  2. 19 December, 10:24
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    It would raise further south

    Explanation:

    To those of us who live on earth, the most important astronomical object by far is the sun. It provides light and warmth. Its motions through our sky cause day and night, the passage of the seasons, and earth's varied climates.

    On any given day, the sun moves through our sky in the same way as a star. It rises somewhere along the eastern horizon and sets somewhere in the west. If you live at a mid-northern latitude (most of North America, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa), you always see the noon sun somewhere in the southern sky.

    The sun's path through the rest of the sky is similarly farther north in June and farther south in December. In summary:

    In late March and late September (at the "equinoxes"), the sun's path follows the celestial equator. It then rises directly east and sets directly west. The exact dates of the equinoxes vary from year to year but are always near March 20 and September 22.

    After the March equinox, the sun's path gradually drifts northward. By the June solstice (usually June 21), the sun rises considerably north of due east and sets considerably north of due west. For mid-northern observers, the noon sun is still toward the south, but much higher in the sky than at the equinoxes.

    After the June solstice, the sun's path gradually drifts southward. By the September equinox, its path is again along the celestial equator. The southward drift then continues until the December solstice (usually December 21), when the sun rises considerably south of due east and sets considerably south of due west.
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