Greetings All, Yes, it is indeed true that the sun is straight overhead twice a year if you live between either Tropic and the Equator. I live on Guam (13 degrees North) and the sun is straight overhead on the 19th of April and the 20th or so of August. It looks very strange outside on those days though the effects are subtle. There are no shadows anywhere, not something you ever see in the temperate zones.
It is passing difficult to construct a sundial when the sun is in both nothern and southern halves of the sky throughout the year!! Pam ======================================================================= | Pam Eastlick | Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Planetarium Coordinator | Voice : (671) 735-2783 | | CAS/DNS | Fax : (671) 734-1299 or -4582 | | UOG Station | Location : 13.25N, 144.47E | | Mangilao, Guam USA 96923 | Time : GMT+10 EST+15 | | | | LOOK UP TONIGHT, THE UNIVERSE AWAITS YOU! | =======================================================================
