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Old 12-09-20, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
I just read this and processed barely any of it. Pretty sure I am intrigued enough to do a deep dive on this after work though. The shortest day isnt on the date that is always known as the shortest day?!?! School failed me again!!!!
Look up analemma.on Wikipedia -- it's that figure eight thingie some globes have over the vast expanse of the south Pacific

I am at latitude 33N -- we hit our earliest sunset on Dec 2 and 3.
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