Feature · Scenery & Weather
New: Sun, Moon and Time of Day
A real sun and moon cross the sky, and the light, sky and city follow the clock.
Fly Kai Tak now has a real sun and moon. Pick a time of day, or drag the new clock, and the sky, the light and the city follow.
Where the sun and moon really were
The sun and moon are placed for Hong Kong's latitude on an early July day in 1998. The sun rises in the east-north-east, climbs almost overhead at noon and sets in the west-north-west. The moon is a waxing gibbous that rises in the afternoon and sets before dawn, and the stars turn around the pole as the night goes on.
Light that follows the sun
Sky colour, fog, sunlight and the water all change with the sun's height. Low sun is orange and the sky glows along the horizon, then fades to blue by day. The sea picks up the glitter of the sun by day and of the moon by night, and the clouds turn pink at twilight.
Lights come on at sunset
Windows, street lights, neon signs, runway lights and aircraft lights switch on when the sun drops below the horizon, and off again at sunrise. So the Dusk preset is a mix: a glowing sky with the lights already on.
The moon has a phase
The moon is a disc with a lit side that faces the sun, and a faint glow on its dark side. You can see it by day too, when it is up.
Try this
On the setup screen choose Dusk, or drag the clock to 18:30. Press N in flight to jump to the next preset.
Fly Kai Tak 而家有真正嘅日頭同月亮。揀一個時間，或者拖動新增嘅時鐘，天空、光線同城市都會跟住變。
日頭同月亮真正嘅位置
日頭同月亮按香港嘅緯度，擺喺 1998 年 7 月初嘅位置。日頭喺東北偏東升起，中午差唔多喺頭頂，喺西北偏西落山。月亮係盈凸月，下晝升起，喺天亮前落山，而星星會隨夜晚繞住天極轉動。
光線跟住日頭走
天空顏色、霧、陽光同海面都會隨日頭高度改變。日頭低嗰陣係橙色，地平線發光，日間就淡出變藍。海面日間反射日光，夜晚反射月光，而雲喺黃昏會變粉紅色。
日落就亮燈
日頭落到地平線以下，窗口、街燈、霓虹招牌、跑道燈同飛機燈就會亮起，日出就熄返。所以「黃昏」預設係混合效果：天空仲發光，燈已經開晒。
月亮有盈虧
月亮係一個圓盤，向住日頭嗰邊發亮，暗邊有微弱嘅光。月亮喺天上嗰陣，日間都睇得到。
試下
喺設定畫面揀黃昏，或者將時鐘拖到 18:30。飛行途中按 N 跳去下一個預設。
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