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…
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The Cloud Compass
Happy Winter Solstice One and All! Here’s an interesting solstice fact for you: the Earth is actually receiving more solar radiation at this time of…
Full Moon Rising
I have just been watching a beautiful full moon rising above the trees in the east. It was shrouded in layers of cirrostratus for a…
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…
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 Patience of Stonehenge
The Gooley family spent Sunday afternoon mucking about at Stonehenge and then heating baked beans and pasta on the VW campervan stove. A modern, but…