Gonna be a looooong day...

[bmxbandit]

...as it's the summer solstice today

sounds like a good day to celebrate, to me. a lazy afternoon outsde a pub would do just fine

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

...as it's the summer solstice today

sounds like a good day to celebrate, to me. a lazy afternoon outsde a pub would do just fine

opening hours dont increase though

[Halcyon]

Ah yes, I forgot about this.
Time to chill out till late tonight in the garden I think with a couple of nice cool drinks and some good music.

[Caspar]

I'm in work till 7pm

[Kaz61]

I'm working till 11pm

But apparently it should still be light when I'm walking home

[Jules]

So is today the longest day then?

[bmxbandit]

according to this, the northern hemisphere was pointing most towards the sun at 6:46 this morning

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

...as it's the summer solstice today

sounds like a good day to celebrate, to me. a lazy afternoon outsde a pub would do just fine

But, rather surprisingly, it's not Midsummer Day, which is 24 June.

[Kaz61]

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

according to this, the northern hemisphere was pointing most towards the sun at 6:46 this morning

That's not how I read it?????

[bmxbandit]

Originally Posted by Kaz61

That's not how I read it?????

2005                        2005
Perihelion  Jan   2 01    Equinoxes  Mar   20 12 33    Sept  22 22 23
Aphelion    July  5 05    Solstices  June  21 06 46    Dec   21 18 35

summer solstice today at 6:46am, winter solstice 21st Dec at 6:35pm

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

2005                        2005
Perihelion  Jan   2 01    Equinoxes  Mar   20 12 33    Sept  22 22 23
Aphelion    July  5 05    Solstices  June  21 06 46    Dec   21 18 35

summer solstice today at 6:46am, winter solstice 21st Dec at 6:35pm

And interestingly, perihelion occurs in northern mid-winter, aphelion in northern mid-summer and, of course, vice versa for the southern hemisphere. I'm not sure if this makes (for similar latitudes) southern climates more extreme than northern climates.

[Jules]

And do you know....christmas will be here before you know it

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by whyme38

And do you know....christmas will be here before you know it

Do you mean that the shops haven't started it yet! After all, it is June.

[Maggy J]

It was a loong day for me yesterday.It took my PC 24 hours from midnight to midnight to render this picture.


Meant I was away from here for the whole of that time...