Project #10 Translation Device - Sunshine&Sunset in Beijing

Description

The gravitational interaction between the moon and the earth is causing the moon to slowly move away from the earth at a rate of 3.8 centimeters per year. In the distant future, the moon looks much smaller. Only now, the sun and moon in our eyes happen to be the same size, which is a wonderful accident. The diameter of the sun is about 400 times that of the moon, and the distance from the sun to us is exactly 400 times that of the moon. I have always had a strong curiosity and desire to explore space. Changes in the positions of the planets will bring the earth the change of seasons and the time of sunrise and sunset. I found a sunrise and sunset API (https://sunrise-sunset.org/api), this API can feedback the user about the change of sunrise and sunset time of the geographic location according to the longitude and latitude of the geographic coordinates input by the user. I like sunrise and sunset very much. I think sunrise and sunset are very romantic things. At the same time, sunrise and sunset are also a gauge of time. I hope to present the sunrise and sunset to the audience in a visual way.
‘Principle #3 of Data Feminism is to Elevate Emotion and Embodiment. Data feminism teaches us to value multiple forms of knowledge, including the knowledge that comes from people as living, feeling bodies in the world.’ Humans should perceive ourselves as part of the natural world. Our emotions can be connected with data collection in nature. Sunrise and sunset will also affect people's mood and life state.

Design Process

Parameters used: sunrise time, sunset time, day length.
I took Beijing, the current city I live in, as an example, and I made a visual display that can query sunrise and sunset based on date.
In the picture, there is a sun and a moon. The sun is a symbol of sunrise, and the moon is a symbol of sunset. In summer, the sunrise time becomes earlier, the day is longer, the volume of the sun will be larger, and the volume of the moon will be smaller. In winter, the volume of the moon increases as the sunset time advances. In short, the sun is big in summer and the moon is small; in winter, the moon is big and the sun is small. The distance between the sun and the moon is the length of day.

Reflections

I hope we can remember that the universe brings us beauty. It is because of various accidents and coincidences in the universe that human beings can thrive on Earth. Sunrise and sunset are all due to the rotation of the planets in the universe to create beautiful natural phenomena on the earth. Always be in awe of the universe and nature. I also look forward to more women engaging in astronomy research, more women in aerospace career, exploring the universe, and exploring the unknown.