N · geographic pole S · geographic pole toward the Sun
Earth–Sun geometry

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Earth’s rotation axis is tilted 23.44° to its orbital plane.
Earth by BlueHelios Live visualization
Data Field
Fields top layer first
World viewCompose the frame
Globe Map
SceneLight & sky
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Calculated light
The selected time sets the Sun’s position and day/night boundary. It changes only the globe’s shading, not the data.

Turns eastward, the natural direction of Earth’s rotation.

The rotation axis meets the geographic poles. Magnetic poles are different: they drift over time.

ColourData palette
SurfaceData definition
ContextMap overlays
Synoptic isobarsEqual sea-level pressure
OutputVideo format

MotionCinematic approach
Time rangeAnimate the dataset clock
Use this UTC time on every date in the range. Frames hold each archived time, so the Sun stays at that time of day.
CaptionTimestamp and attribution
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Projection

Sky

PerformanceGrid and GPU details
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