hello everyone...:).. k:.........What is the difference between the rising and the setting sun......?
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I don't know. Whats the difference?
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Yes: the sun will rise...
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I like the guy who quoted but had no idea what he quoted.  :-)\n\nWhat it means is the sun has a very stong magnetic field, much stronger than the earth's. But where the earth rotates as a solid body, the sun does not. Some parts rotate at different speeds. The magnetic lines get wound up --- like a rubber band. Sunspots are where these magnetic lines break through. They come in pairs. If you could visit the surface of the sun with a compass, one of the pair would appear as a north pole while the other attracted the south indicator of your compass.\n\nThe magnetic field is strong enough to change the flow of material on the sun. The outer third of the sun transfers heat by convection. It is similar to a pot of boiling water on your stove top. If you see a closeup of the surface in Hydrogen alpha light, you will see granules. Those are like giant cells bubbling up --- just like the boiling water on your stove --- but on a much larger scale.\n\nThe heat is not able to "boil" up around the magnetic field. So less heat is carred up to that area. Because it is not as hot as the surrounding area, it appears darker. It is still very bright, but it appears dark by contrast with the hotter areas surrounding it. That dark area is the sunspot we see.\n\nThey last from a few days to several weeks. At times the magnetic field forms a bubble which breaks out and sends a "coronal mass ejection" into space. If it is aimed at earth, we have a large aurora display.\n\nIf you enjoy astronomy, try \nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing\n\nChuck
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I believe that in most places, the difference in daily tide levels is greater than the difference between spring and neap tides.  Since the Sun's position relative to the earth changes in a daily cycle, and the Moon's position changes in a monthly cycle, that suggests to me that the Sun has a greater effect on tides.
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Daylight and sunlight are 2 different things. Daylight is obviously sunrise to sunset no matter how dark the sky may be because of clouds, rain, etc. It actually averages a bit more than 12 hours at all locations because of the width of the solar disc and refraction - sunlight bending thru the atmosphere. This adds about 15 minutes to the day at the equator where the sun to a large exent goes straight across the sky. The additional amount can be much greater around the poles though where when the sun is up it sort of circles the sky - more time near the horizon, thus more time the sun is visible (on a flat horizon) despite its actual geometric position being a bit below the horizon). Hope that is clear.\n\nYou probably mean amount of sunlight in a dry climate. That is rather site-specfic - hard to state a general amount.
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It always rises and sets 55 minutes later than the earlier day.\nFor example; if today the moon rise is at 8:00 p.m. then tomorrow it will be at 8:55 p.m. Same way for the setting of the moon.
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The time from just before dawn until the sun is up.  A new beginning, a new day, peacefulness and quiet before the rush of the day's activities.  The absolute best place to see it is to see the sun rise out of the ocean, especially from the deck of a sailboat while you are cruising under sail with no engine.
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nope because the sun rises in the east and sets in the west :)
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Obviously  it appears to rise in the east and set in the west. A little trick to try from anywhere in the world....\nPick a spot you can stand at the same time as often as you can , the same time everyday.  Pick a landmark and make a note where the sun seems to rise in relation to this landmark.  You will be able to track the travel as the sun moves north to south and back again as it rises in the morning.  Email me for more info on this
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Mine says; stationary, sun rise 6:29 sun set 7:35
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Also, we only see it when it is above the horizon.\n\nDuring the day, the sun is obviously above the horizon.  But the moon sets an hour or so later each day, so sometimes it is below the horizon in the day, and sometimes not.
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sunlight stimulates photosynthesis and larger amts produce more growth, lesser amts less growth.......Seasonal light changes inc growth in the spring as light hours incresae, and Fall lesser light as days dec in length slow growth. Same goes for daily changes......Strings of Rainy days vs sunny days!!!! Look outside if you live on the Eastern coast of the US......
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Neither of those, it never sets because it doesnt move through space.  The Earth turns, so it appears that the sun is setting.
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The sky is blue because the nitrogen in the air scatters the blue light out of sunlight. \n\nOur sun is a yellow star, so it has slightly yellow light, but it is still pretty close to white light.\n\nSunlight on earth is slightly yellower than it is in space because some of the blue light in sunlight gets scattered out by the presence of nitrogen in the air, making the sky appear blue. So \n\n(White light) - (Some Blue light) = (Yellow light)\n\nAs the sun sets, the sunlight travels through more air, and the nitrogen scatters out more blue light and the sun appears first orange, and then finally red.\n\nAs the sun starts to set:\n\n(White light) - (More Blue light) = (Orange light)\n\nand finally as the sun has almost set:\n\n(White light) - (Lots of Blue light) = (Red light)
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The Sun rises and sets where it does because of the Earth spinning, the Earth spins and the Sun comes into view from where we stand from what we term the East, it doesn't literally rise anywhere.
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No, the sun will still rise if we are here or not. Enjoy it while you can.
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That's because the Sun sets in the west...........\n\nOk! It rises in the east and sets in the west, because the Sun is stationary. But the earth rotates in a direction from west to the east. So you feel, that the Sun rises in the east.