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Subject: what is the relative ground speed of a setting sun?

Date: Fri May 21 14:05:50 2004
Posted by Dave
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Burien State/Province: WA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1085166350.Ph
Message:

Flying at 35,000ft at the 23.5Nth parallel on June 21st heading directly at 
the setting sun which is sitting on the horizon, what would my ground speed 
have to be to keep the sun at that spot?


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