Early Morning View
by Deborah Benoit
Title
Early Morning View
Artist
Deborah Benoit
Medium
Photograph - Original Photography By Deborah Benoit
Description
This was taken in Port Orange, Florida.
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The timing of sunrise varies throughout the year and is also affected by the viewer's longitude and latitude, altitude, and time zone. These changes 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. The analemma can be used to make approximate predictions of the time of sunrise.
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In late winter and spring, sunrise as seen from temperate latitudes occurs earlier each day, reaching its earliest time near the summer solstice; although the exact date varies by latitude. After this point, the time of sunrise gets later each day, reaching its latest sometime around the winter solstice. The offset between the dates of the solstice and the earliest or latest sunrise time is caused by the eccentricity of Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis, and is described by the analemma, which can be used to predict the dates.
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Variations in atmospheric refraction can alter the time of sunrise by changing its apparent position. Near the poles, the time-of-day variation is exaggerated, since the Sun crosses the horizon at a very shallow angle and thus rises more slowly.
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Accounting for atmospheric refraction and measuring from the leading edge slightly increases the average duration of day relative to night. The sunrise equation, however, which is used to derive the time of sunrise and sunset, uses the Sun's physical center for calculation, neglecting atmospheric refraction and the non-zero angle subtended by the solar disc.
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Kimberlee Baxter
Deborah, this is a fantastic eye-catching capture of a gorgeous sunset in Port Orange! I love the swirling cloud formations lined with bright orange on their undersides! I love how clear and blue the water looks and is reflecting the sun and the clouds overhead like a mirror! The sweet little bird appears to be watching the scene unfold like a sentinel on a post! Love it! Fave! L/F!
Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Deborah, you have so many great images, they could all be favorites. Love the vibrant colors and view. So outstanding and well composed. LF