The Sun’s Shadow in Winter and Summer
The last course stirred up some healthy discussion about the difference between the sun’s summer and winter arcs in the sky. The arcs are actually…
Tag: Sun
Amaizing Awareness, Corngratulations!
Regular readers may recall how my chilli plants demonstrated an aversion to wind and cold. Yesterday I spent a full and enjoyable day with some…
A Rare Treat and a Slippery Friend
My wife and I spent nearly all the weekend on the water, which will be a rare treat until our boys are a bit older.…
Subtle shades
A fresh peach of a dawn this morning. The contrails in the first photo have a clear southeast track to them which is not unexpected…
Shadow Seeker
For the next six months the sun will always have some south in it when viewed from Britain. It will rise south of east and…
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…
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…
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…