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How do I calculate the date when the sun passes to the top of this building?



 
 
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Old May 12th 06, 04:15 PM posted to alt.astronomy,alt.astronomy.solar,sci.physics
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Hi, the

I live in Singapore and there is a high-rise building 5km away from my
apartment,
which has a hole in the middle (25X20 meters rectangle). Is it possible to
calculate
the dates when sun rises, I can see the sun inside the hole from my
apartment? (Let's
not consider the likely bad weather for now).

FYI, now, the sun passes a building three blocks away, but no hole in it.



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Novice wrote:
Hi, the

I live in Singapore and there is a high-rise building 5km away from my apartment,
which has a hole in the middle (25X20 meters rectangle). Is it possible to calculate
the dates when sun rises, I can see the sun inside the hole from my apartment? (Let's
not consider the likely bad weather for now).


XEphem is an excellent tool
http://www.google.com/search?q=xephem

CALCULATORS: PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS & ASTRONOMY
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators3A.html

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Old May 12th 06, 06:26 PM posted to alt.astronomy,alt.astronomy.solar,sci.physics
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20 M at 5000 M = 20/5000 radians = 0.004 rad

= approx 0.228 degree

Sun's diameter = 0.5 degree , so it wont fit within the hole.

 




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