Equinox – lovely word.
At 15.44 (GMT) this afternoon the sun crosses the celestial equator. It is the autumnal equinox. What on earth has that got to do with…
Category: Sun
Dawn Today
The Natural Navigator’s day often starts with a quick check that the sun is rising roughly where it should be – blog readers will be…
Smoke and Sun
This is a picture I took about half an hour ago and it is one of those that might be dismissed by those not trained…
An Old Friend
Bit of an early start this morning for a busy day in London, but there was consolation in a constellation. Forgive me. I saw Orion…
A Rich Soup
I regularly find myself balancing the scientific explanations for something, natural observations of the same thing, historical accounts and even folklore. It can be a…
Equal joys, Different Reasons
Everywhere I go at the moment I am reminded of cycles. Not the type that the Dutch and Boris Johnson are so keen on, no,…
Tide and the Big Clock
Time and navigation have a cosy relationship, as John Harrison, inventor of the chronometer that cracked the longitude problem in the 18th Century would attest.…
Slippery Shadows
Trying to be positive when there have only been a brace of sunbeams all August so far, I have been tinkering with the overcast shadow…
Rain Clouds and Wrongwayitis
I’ve been reading accounts from British light aircraft pilots who have experienced difficulty in orienting themselves when flying in the southern hemisphere. The reason for…