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The Days
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:41 pm
by claymore
Cannot imagine they will get much shorter.....
Re: The Days
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:19 pm
by marisca
claymore wrote:Cannot imagine they will get much shorter.....
Depends which end of them you are looking at. Sunsets have been getting later for a wee while now. Good thing you got your message in before the world ends tomorrow.
Re: The Days
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:37 pm
by claymore
Funny thing - If I go to bed late, the morning alarm seems to ring earlier.....
Re: The Days
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:58 pm
by Nick
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Shortest day tomorrow.
If the world ends at 11.20am as predicted by our friends the Mayans it will be the shortest day ever.
Re: The Days
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:18 pm
by marisca
Nick wrote:.
Shortest day tomorrow.
If the world ends at 11.20am as predicted by our friends the Mayans it will be the shortest day ever.
You need to get out more! North of the Arctic Circle at this time of year the days are so short they've disappeared entirely.
Re: The Days
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:29 pm
by Arghiro
Nick wrote:.
Shortest day tomorrow.
If the world ends at 11.20am as predicted by our friends the Mayans it will be the shortest day ever.
But 11.20 am where? That's already safely passed in Oz.
Re: The Days
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:15 am
by Fingal
marisca wrote:claymore wrote:Cannot imagine they will get much shorter.....
Depends which end of them you are looking at. Sunsets have been getting later for a wee while now. Good thing you got your message in before the world ends tomorrow.
A better measure, as any serious navigagationist kno, is the sun's declination which will be at its southerly maximum mid afternoon today.
Re: The Days
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:24 am
by claymore
When I put the kettle on in mid summer - as the sun comes up, it comes up behind the tree in the field at the back. At this time of year it comes up 5 big window panes to the right
Of course, at this time of year I don't wait till sunup to get the brew on or I would be late for work......
Re: The Days
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:02 pm
by Nick
Green Boat wrote:marisca wrote:claymore wrote:Cannot imagine they will get much shorter.....
Depends which end of them you are looking at. Sunsets have been getting later for a wee while now. Good thing you got your message in before the world ends tomorrow.
A better measure, as any serious navigagationist kno, is the sun's declination which will be at its southerly maximum mid afternoon today.
Re: The Days
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:44 pm
by claymore
Feck me - the Danish days are about 3 hours shorter
Re: The Days
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:47 pm
by wully
claymore wrote:Feck me - the Danish days are about 3 hours shorter
The Danes tax daylight - the hours of darkness are at the lower rate.