Happy March Equinox!
Happy March Equinox! The sun will rise and set north of east and west from tomorrow. In the northern hemisphere this means its arc in…
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The Sun is Now Over the Southern Hemisphere
This morning I headed out early into the hills. It was strangely satisfying to watch the sun rise south of east for the first time…
A Merry Tough Christmas Navigation Riddle
This time of year poses some logistical challenges for Santa and his team. Can you help him? Few people realise that in order to be…
The Joy of Signs in Spring
by Tristan Gooley Time outdoors has become precious and there’s a joy in this. We’re all about to get better at appreciating the beauty and…
Equinoctial Gales
There is a widely held and strong belief that gales are more frequent at the equinoxes, but the observations don’t really support this. According to…
The Equinox. It’s as clear as night and day.
When does the line between day and night become vertical? By which I mean, when does it run from the North Pole straight down to…
When’s Easter?
Happy Easter! When is Easter? Today, is the short and not very helpful answer. The longer, more useful answer is: Easter is always the first…
Chankillo and the Solar Triangle
In the desert of western Peru there are the remnants of a civilization that still holds many mysteries. Archaeoastromomers are able to deduce a few…
That Sudden Autumn Feeling
Have you had that feeling recently that the season has not so much shifted to autumn, as snapped? There is a time each year when…
Ground Moisture
Happy New Year! At times like this, I sometimes wonder what the Earth and Sun would say to each other if they could talk. They…
Happy Spring Equinox!
Happy Spring Equinox! My plans this morning, as announced in the Telegraph, were to head to the top of a hill and catch the sun…
A Spring Journey
This photo of the roof of my home tells a story of the sun’s journey. The morning shadow from the dormer window is retreating and…
Stones of Wonder
Just back from a little research in the New Forest. While I gather my thoughts about all the natural clues to wayfinding that the Forest…
Equinox Shadows
An engaging group for the Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation course at the Royal Geographical Society yesterday. Diverse in age and interests as always. When…
The Dawn Sun, Sliding South
Another cracking dawn. There were four Roe deer in our neighbouring field, but sadly they scarpered before I got to my camera. I don’t actually…
Equinox, books and other words that don’t rhyme…
Nice article on the Beeb website about the Saturn equinox. A succinct definiton of ‘equinox’ in the article too: ‘Equinox is the moment when the…
Time and Trace
During a private course yesterday we spent some time looking at the effect of the wind on trees and grass. We also looked at the…
Moisture Compass
In this photo you can see the dew that the sun has not yet burnt off. The shadow itself is mostly moving right to left…
Equinox Shadow Lines
As we move on away from the equinox I thought I would post this photo of the lines made by the shadow tip from a…
Equinoctial Sunrise
It is the morning after the equinox and not a bad one either. The sun rises due east on the equinox, but the daily difference…
The Great Shadow Stick Riddle
Although I occasionally get labelled as Mr. Anti-anything-modern-and-would-rather-eat-a-pair-of-hemp-pants-than-use-a-GPS*, the truth is different. I do use a GPS, quite regularly in fact and always take one…