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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Is it possible to tell the difference between a photo of a sunrise and one of a sunset?

The Punta Orchilla lighthouse on El Hierro, Canary Islands
Sunup or sundown? ... The Punta Orchilla lighthouse on El Hierro, Canary Islands. Photograph: JJ Guillen/EPA Photograph: JJ Guillen/EPA

Looking at a photograph of a sunrise and another of a sunset, are there any defining features that inform the observer which is which?

Ron Blakely, Huddersfield

Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com

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