Post AyJs5Ia6YWiDC9lNBY by th@social.v.st
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 (DIR) Post #AxsDujGpbL8B7ONkRM by mhoye@mastodon.social
       2025-09-04T20:01:16Z
       
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       TIL that twice a year Hawaii looks badly rendered for astrophysical reasons.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxsDuoJUqrEYl6fRmy by mhoye@mastodon.social
       2025-09-04T20:19:14Z
       
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       I mean, look at this nonsense. For ten minutes twice a year Hawaii is rendered on a PS2?
       
 (DIR) Post #AxsXzyFBM8fi5YO56u by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-09-05T00:12:05Z
       
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       @mhoye Fake photo is fake! LolThat must be quite jarring. Neato.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxsY67rIWOXne69Ouu by Steve@social.coop
       2025-09-04T20:43:36Z
       
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       @mhoye Logically, this must be true at some point on Earth at any given moment, because the sun is at 90 degrees somewhere. More often than not, it's over the open ocean, and no one can tell.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxsY691yACftHU9RBo by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-09-05T00:13:09Z
       
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       @SteveOnly along, or close to. the equator though. @mhoye
       
 (DIR) Post #AxshsexDfwVvmF8cWu by mhoye@mastodon.social
       2025-09-05T02:02:46Z
       
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       @tomjennings @Steve Twice a year, anywhere between the two tropics. It's weird to me because I live in Canada where it can never happen.
       
 (DIR) Post #AyJs5Ia6YWiDC9lNBY by th@social.v.st
       2025-09-04T20:49:27Z
       
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       @mhoye it also challenging to take the noon sight when the sun's declination matches your latitude
       
 (DIR) Post #AyJs5QK5lwenCoKhKy by th@social.v.st
       2025-09-04T21:01:51Z
       
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       @mhoye although on those days you can also estimate the circumference of the earth from the shadows