Trash Can Shadow Caster
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Trash CanShadow Caster
Charles HaffeyNorwood Public Schools
A Trick by Mother Nature
• Earth spins to the East
• Sun APPEARS to move to the West
The Sun Appears
• To Rise to the East(ish)
• Highest to the South
• To Set to the West(ish)
A Shadow
• Light hits something on one side
• Dark area forms - opposite side
http://ppsop.blogspot.com/2010/02/shooting-in-bright-sun.html
A Trash Barrel
• Sun rises in East(ish), West shadow
• Sun to the South (noon), North shadow
• Sun sets in West(ish), East shadow
WARNING!• You will be looking to the South
• The compass rose will be upside down compared to your usual view
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http://www.winebarrel.com/
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Trash CanShadow Caster
Charles HaffeyNorwood Public Schools