Here are the specifics for Silverton: Friday, July 11: Sunrise 5:58 am Sunset 8:34 pm Moonrise 12:25 pm Moonset after midnight 39% waxing Saturday, July 12: Sunrise 5:59 am Sunset 8:34 pm Moonrise 1:20 pm Moonset 12:29 am 50% waxing Sunday, July 13: Sunrise 5:59 am Sunset 8:33 pm Moonrise 2:17 pm Moonset 1:013 am 58% waxing

Hot air balloons operate on the basic principles of gravity and heat transfer. The propane burners warm the air inside the balloon envelope to as much as 250 degrees F, thus allowing the pilot to take the balloon up to whatever altitude he or she desires. Gravity pulls us back to earth as the temperature cools down. Of course the pilot can continue heating the air to prolong the flight or to control the rate of descent.

The most popular places to see sunrise are: Dante's View, Zabriskie Point, and the sand dunes. Sunset locations also include Zabriskie Point and the sand dunes, but Artist's Palette and Aguereberry Point are also very good.

Alaska time is one hour later than Pacific time, two hours behind Mountain Time, three hours behind Central Time and four hours behind Eastern Time. Daylight savings time occurs as in most states from April to October. Get sunrise and sunset information on your trip. (Select Ketchikan, Thorne Bay, or Craig for the nearest locations.)

Most balloonists enjoy low level flight. The typical balloon flight would be anywhere from tree level to about 3,000 feet above the ground.

Not necessarily. Nearly all viewpoints face east and offer spectacular views of the canyons bathed in morning's rich, dramatic light. The two most popular viewpoints for sunrise are Sunrise Point and Bryce Point. For sunset, pick your favorite overlook (we recommend Inspiration Point or Paria View) and plan to arrive 1½ hours before sunset for the best lighting.

Yes, it is shown in the About window (View, About). The times are shown in GMT. Also local standard time is shown.

All the villas have slightly different orientations, but from all living rooms, you are able to see sunrise and sunset over the sea, depending on which month sunsets behind the mountains.

With little year round variations, the sun rises between 5:15 and 5:30am and begins setting around 5:30pm. Gianfranco G?mez and Tracie Stice. All Rights Reserved. The use of any photographs, reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior consent of the owner - is an infringement of the copyright law and is forbidden.

Go to the screen called "sun" and enter the correct longitude and latitude data according to your location (default data are those of Montreal).

The air is almost always at its most stable point early in the day or late in the afternoon thus giving the passengers longer rides and of course more favorable landing conditions (winds generally under 10 knots).