Winter Soltice happening today!
#1
Posted 21 December 2008 - 12:18 PM
The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observers' hemisphere. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the event of the winter solstice occurs some time between December 20 and December 23 each year in the northern hemisphere, and between June 20 and June 23 in the southern hemisphere, during either the shortest day or the longest night of the year, which is not to be confused with the darkest day or night or the day with the earliest sunset or latest sunrise.
The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradually lengthening nights and shortening days. How cultures interpret this is varied, since it is sometimes said to astronomically mark either the beginning or middle of a hemisphere's winter. Winter is a subjective term, so there is no scientifically established beginning or middle of winter but the winter solstice itself is clearly calculated to within a second. Though the winter solstice lasts an instant, the term is also colloquially used to refer to the full 24-hour period of the day on which it occurs.
#2
Posted 21 December 2008 - 12:20 PM
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#3
Posted 21 December 2008 - 12:22 PM
at least I know that Christmas Day should have more daylight than today!
Someone stole my Thunder...
#4
Posted 21 December 2008 - 12:27 PM
haha, credit to wiki for the words!
#6
Posted 21 December 2008 - 01:01 PM
Is a great night
http://www.burningtheclocks.co.uk/
#7
Posted 21 December 2008 - 05:02 PM
blimey thats a mouthfull..
interestingly, we always seem to get the worst weather after the shortest day... and the best weather after the longest day....
another 10-12 weeks and FRP weather will soon be returning...
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#8
Posted 21 December 2008 - 09:54 PM
If it's from wiki it's probably wrong so why would he want to take the credit?
Seriously though, thanks for the info Ross
I keep meaning to give xmas the boot and celebrate the solstice but never remember in time and the bank holidays are geared around the Christians anyway
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#9
Posted 21 December 2008 - 09:57 PM
because it looked seriously impressive - would you know the difference?!
Someone stole my Thunder...
#10
Posted 21 December 2008 - 10:01 PM
You can lodge up near enough Vix
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#11
Posted 21 December 2008 - 10:04 PM
Well I did A level physics in the dim and distant past but no, I wouldn't
I have no idea what this means
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#12
Posted 22 December 2008 - 11:34 AM
I thought that if you're off to Stonehenge then Kevin lives close by.
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#13
Posted 22 December 2008 - 12:26 PM
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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#14
Posted 22 December 2008 - 09:06 PM
You and me both then
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#15
Posted 22 December 2008 - 09:11 PM
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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#16
Posted 22 December 2008 - 09:12 PM
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#17
Posted 22 December 2008 - 09:45 PM
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#18
Posted 22 December 2008 - 11:09 PM
The pagans have a Burning the clocks ceremony on the beach, people tale part in a parade through Brighton, with lit paper lanterns.
The lanterns are collected together and burned!
THE PARADE/LANTERNS
THE BURNING
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#19
Posted 22 December 2008 - 11:33 PM
I'm sure Vix likes this particular lantern
Nice pics Ross, I remember you explaining this to me on Sat
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#20
Posted 23 December 2008 - 07:58 AM
Don't let Kev see the burning pictures, he'll start a fire at my house to get the same effect
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