On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, bartman wrote: > I must express my gratitude for all of your participation in my query! > I think it would be foolish of me to reveal the time just yet. I was so > impressed with all th responces and the dialog that I just can't cut it > off now. All of the responces were great in giving us opinions about the > event time. > > How 'bout another question; > when does morning start and end. ie. is sunrise when the solar disk first > breaks the horizon or when it clears the horizon? and to that respect
Yes, times of sunrise and sunset are defined as the times of the first and last glimpses of the solar disk above the horizon, at least, that is the definition employed in the Astronomical Ephemeris and in most countries. > would someone dare to put a technical defination to the term "gloaming" if > that is the right spelling? > It is the Scottish dialect word for twilight, but it is applied mainly to summer twilight in Scotland which lasts all night due to the high latitude of that country. > Thanks again for you responces the light has not yet shone > > Bart > Mike Dworetsky, Department of Physics | Haiku: Nine men ogle gnats & Astronomy, University College London | all lit Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT UK | till last angel gone. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Men in Ukiah.
