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Same child, same time, three shadows

Drag from July to December. The child stands on the same chalk cross every time, but the sun sinks and the shadow grows.

Same child. Same time of day. July Oct. Dec. → October: about twice as long

October: The sun is lower. The light arrives at a flatter angle, and the shadow is about twice as long as the child.

Teal chalk: where the shadow ends
The sun and its light ray
The shadow on the tarmac
  1. 1July The sun is high. The shadow is shorter than the child.
  2. 2October The sun is lower. The shadow is about twice as long.
  3. 3December The sun skims the hill. The shadow becomes many times longer.