File:Equirectangular-projection+terminator.jpg

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Upload date 2011-12-21T09:24:53Z
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English: Earth Equirectangular-projection + terminator (around 6 pm UTC near the december solstice)
Français : Terminateur sur une projection cylindrique équidistante de la Terre aux environs de 18h UTC vers le solstice de décembre
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Source Own work derivated from File:Equirectangular-projection.jpg
Author Xofc (derivated from a work by user:Mdf who used a NASA image)

The terminator has been ploted with gnuplot

set angles degrees
set yrange [-90:90]
set xrange [-180:180]
set terminal png enhanced size 2048,1024
set output 'core.png'
f(x)=atan(tan(90-23.4)*cos(x+90))
plot f(x)

resized, and used as selection calc for luminosity+contrast enhancement with GIMP. (See fr:WP:Oracle/semaine en cours#Géométrie)

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Category:21st-century maps of the world Category:Blue Marble 2002 images Category:CC-Zero Category:Daylight time maps Category:December Category:December solstices Category:Global maps centered Greenwich Category:Images with Gnuplot source code Category:Language-neutral maps Category:Maps of the world with equirectangular projection Category:Self-published work Category:Terminator Category:Time 18:00 to 18:59