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Shadows made by the Sun

The Sun is a very bright natural light source. It seems to move across the sky during the day. In fact it just looks like it does that because the Earth is spinning.

The Sun casts (makes) the longest shadows at the beginning and end of the day, when the Sun is lowest in the sky.

The Sun casts the shortest shadows at midday, when the Sun is highest in the sky.

Early morning - the Sun is low in the sky and casts a long shadow

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