This phenomenon only happens in Hawaii . . . and Cuba & Nigeria & Indonesia & Peru & Sudan & Laos &…

There are apparently no shadows in these images. But they were taken during the brightest part of the day. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/physicsgirl There are only certain parts of the year and certain times of day when you can experience the subsolar point or Lahaina noon. There appears to be no shadow because the sun is directly overhead. This phenomenon happens twice a year for latitudes between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn at solar noon, when the sun is highest in the sky. But you have to be in the right place at the right time with no clouds! The photos and clips in this video were taken by my mom, Cathy, and friend Noel Liddell in Wailua, Po’ipu and Lawai, HI on July 11th (one day before exact Lahaina noon) and July 12th. If you liked this video check out these: Why Hawaii s volcano is so UNUSUAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0tnqPmwWvk Crazy pool vortex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnbJEg9r1o8 PO Box 9281 San Diego, CA 92169 http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Creator: Dianna Cowern Animations: Kyle Norby Editing: Jabril Ashe and Dianna Thanks to my dad and Alex from O’ahu who inspired this video! Music: APM and YouTube “On the Bach”