Morning Path
by Robert Bales
Title
Morning Path
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
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I was walking my two dogs while in the foothills, Arizona and just happen to see this nice path to follow.
Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the western half of the horizon, i.e. at an azimuth greater than 180 degrees, as a result of Earth's rotation.
The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon. The ray path of light from the setting Sun is highly distorted near the horizon because of atmospheric refraction, making the sunset appear to occur when the Suns disk is already about one diameter below the horizon. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the time at which the sky becomes completely dark, which occurs when the Sun is approximately eighteen degrees below the horizon. The period between sunset and dusk is called twilight.
The time of sunset varies throughout the year, and is determined by the viewer's position on Earth, specified by longitude and latitude, and elevation. Small daily changes and noticeable semi-annual changes in the timing of sunsets are driven by the axial tilt of Earth, daily rotation of the Earth, the planet's movement in its annual elliptical orbit around the Sun, and the Earth and Moon's paired revolutions around each other. During winter and spring, the days get longer and sunsets occur later every day until the day of the latest sunset, which occurs after the summer solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, the latest sunset occurs late in June or in early July, but not on the summer solstice of June 21. This date depends on the viewer's latitude (connected with the Earth's slower movement around the aphelion around July 4). Likewise, the earliest sunset does not occur on the winter solstice, but rather about two weeks earlier, again depending on the viewer's latitude. In the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs in early December or late November.
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February 2nd, 2017
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Comments (29)
Neli Stoyanova
Congratulations on being featured on the home page of the FAA Group “Everything Sunset.” I am proud to display and promote your talents. l/f
Joe Schofield
Glorious shot of sunrise in thed3sert. Love the winding sandy track, and the ocotillos! L/f/
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Joe for the comment and the LF!! This is one on my morning walk paths for the winter. I will be leaving for in in a few weeks!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! Your extraordinary piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 2/16/2017! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Jenny for the feature, congrats and the invite!! It is greatly appreciated!!
DJ MacIsaac
Beautiful morning sunrise! Stunning colours ...😊LF
Robert Bales replied:
It sure was a wonderful morning and thanks so much for the comment and the LF!!