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Originally Posted by RedDevil
Nice!
But you got your centerpoint in Alaska beneath the arctic circle. There won't be a 24 hour day at 64° even at midsummer.
Furthermore you measured angles to the zenith instead to the horizon. In midsummer (or midwinter) at the equator the sun will reach a 66.5622° angle to the horizon.
The sun will reach a higher point on the equator than within the polar circle. The average height of the sun during 24 hour will not be more than 23.4° within the polar circle. At the equator it will be 0°, but over the 12 hours of daylight it will average way more of course, so the total amount of light is almost the same.
The area that gets the most light in summer is the temperate north zone; the USA & lower Canada, Europe, etc. The sun gets almost as high as at the equator but the days last significantly longer. |
Ah right, I had forgotten what the Ant\arctic Circle defined!
Also, I always get things backward!