Pacific Coast Sunsets

Does the Sun set in the same place every evening? This video is a collection of sunsets captured over a 6-month period from the Lawrence Hall of Science webcam. The camera is in Berkeley, California, on a hill that provides a view of the San Francisco Bay and the western horizon.

San Francisco is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone at 37°37' North 122°23' West. Click here to see the camera location and field of view.

• Keep track of where the Sun sets over the 6-month period.

• What pattern do you notice?

• Keep track of what time the Sun sets over the 6-month period.

• What pattern do you notice?

• How can you explain the patterns?