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Sunsight Poster
by Joel Loftus
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Sunsight poster by Joel Loftus. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Although the Sun appears to rise from the horizon, it is actually the Earth's motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun... more
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Although the Sun appears to "rise" from the horizon, it is actually the Earth's motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth observers being in a rotating reference frame; this apparent motion is so convincing that most cultures had mythologies and religions built around the geocentric model, which prevailed until astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus first formulated the heliocentric model in the 16th century.
Architect Buckminster Fuller proposed the terms "sunsight" and "sunclipse" to better represent the heliocentric model, though the terms have not entered into common language.
Beginning and end
Astronomically, sunrise occurs for only an instant: the moment at which the upper limb of the Sun appears tangent to the horizon. However, the term sunrise commonly refers to periods of time both before and after this point:
Twilight, the period during which the sky is light but the Sun is not yet visible (morning), or has jus...
About Joel Loftus
"Through the right lens we have the power to see the whole world, not as we perceive but as it truly is." My Images: beautiful, flawed, different They are of sound ideas and techniques which come into the eye or sight with power and impact. Joel Loftus We are in a critical phase of human civilization in which our survival is really in question, generally there is a feeling that something is happening. People have been exposed to the concept of peak oil, climate change, population control and the Doomsday Clock keeps moving closer. Religious people are talking about the end times and the present-day disorganisation. People are beginning to realize these are real crisis but how many of these crises are result of limitations in a...
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