[time-nuts] Re: Brain Burp re Noon and the Sun!

[Hal Murray]

Clive S Carver said:
> Thus to me, looking at the Earth from a distance, a Meridian will not be in
> line with the Earth's Axis (other than twice each year) and this would cause
> noon  at two or more different Latitudes on the same Meridian to be at
> different times. 

Your brain is getting fooled.  You are standiing on the orbital plane and 
thinking that the earth's axis is veritcal.

Consider the extreme case of the axis being tilted 90 degrees.
A Meridian is now horizontal.  Noon obviously follows the Meridian.


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