Subsolar point (Earth 🌍)
The subsolar point on a planet or a moon is the point at which its Sun is perceived to be directly overhead ; that is, where the Sun's rays strike the planet exactly perpendicular to its surface. The subsolar point occurs at the location on a planet or a moon where the Sun culminates at the location's zenith. This occurs at solar noon. At this point, the Sun's r...
Subsolar point (Earth 🌍)
The subsolar point on a planet is the point at which its Sun is perceived to be directly overhead ; that is, where the Sun's rays strike the planet exactly perpendicular to its surface. It can also mean the point closest to the Sun on an astronomical object, even though the Sun might not be visible. To an observer on a planet with an orientation and rotation sim...
Of course you are right, the sun is stationary and we revolve around it but I excuse the Met Office for putting it in this earth-centric way because I love knowing (in my case for the first time in my life) the exact moment when things start brightening up - even if only for 6 months.
Thank-you for the link to the Wiki piece on the Tropic of Capricorn - for the benefit of anyone else who reads this, cf the #SubSolarPoint https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsolar_point
Planetary Ecologist
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Laura Sykes #Greeneralia