... As the picture looks toward the southeast, the stone just below the Moon is one of the inner bluestones rather than the famous Heel Stone , which marks the northeast direction of the summer solstice sunrise. ...
... Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has been celebrated as a cross-quarter day , a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). ...
... For this excellent demonstration of the lunar analemma, astronomer Rich Richins chose the lunar month containing this year's northern hemisphere summer solstice . ...
... Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has been celebrated as a cross-quarter day , a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). ...
... About 90 minutes later, Venus re-appeared just to the right of the bright crescent . Tomorrow's picture: solstice sun . < | Archive | Index | Search | ...
... Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has been celebrated as a cross-quarter day , a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). ...