Is this a Sunrise or a Sunset?
Is this a sunrise or sunset? And Why? Spoiler alert… answer below… Moss on the roof suggests that is more likely the north side of…
Tag: west
Which Way Are We Looking?
I took this photo in the South Downs a few days ago. Which direction are we looking? North, East, South or West? And Why? Struggling?…
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…
Which Way Are We Looking? Ivy Edition
Which direction are we looking in the image above? Answer: We are looking… West. The five best clues are: The ivy stem has grown away…
Why does the Gnomon on a Sundial Point South?
The pointy bit of a sundial is called a ‘gnomon’. It is the part that casts the shadow and in the northern hemisphere it points…
Which Way Are We Looking? Golden Edition
Which direction are we looking in this photo taken in West Sussex, southeast UK? North, East, South or West? It’s a tough one. There are…
Uranus, Venus and Mars in the West
My thanks to Kevan Hubbard for the following message: “There is a very impressive alignment of Uranus, Venus and Mars in the west at present,…
How to Build the World’s Simplest Sundial
My thanks to Vincent Alaniz for sending me this photo and a question, which I will answer here. Whenever we consider the position of the…
Church Alignment Research
My thanks to Leon Winnert – a double Natural Navigator course alumnus no less! – for taking the time to research church alignment in his…
Chichester
I took this photo in Chichester the other day, at midday. Chichester has four main streets, North, East, South and West. (A fairly appropriate home…
Tree Lichens and Royalty
————————- In these four pictures we are looking at the same beech tree. See if you can work out which way you are looking in…
Snow and Ice Patterns
I’m just back from some micronavigation in the Black Mountains in Wales. I should get a chance to blog in more detail in time, but…
Bright Signs
I love the idea that the moon is trying to tell us where the sun is hiding In this photograph, which I took a few…
Mysterious Green Fan
My thanks to everyone who came to my talk last night at the Weald and Downland Museum. What a wonderful place to spend a summer’s…
The Art of Not-Blogging
The Gooleys were camping on the Isle of Wight over the weekend. It was great weather, the few hours of rain that are necessary to…
Sunset Light
I can remember sitting at a restaurant in the small and perfectly formed fishing village of Trehiguier in southern Brittany last July. I had my…
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…
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…
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…