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NBwcs

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Shortest day
« on: December 21, 2023, 05:49:49 pm »
Can't believe it's a year since I started last years "shortest day" thread. A day to bring a smile to anyone's face, we've turned a corner, it only gets better from now on in.

AuRavelling79

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2023, 06:16:04 pm »
Can't believe it's a year since I started last years "shortest day" thread. A day to bring a smile to anyone's face, we've turned a corner, it only gets better from now on in.

Forum pedant here. Every few years the Winter solstice falls on the 22nd December not 21st.

2023 is one of those years for the UK.

The solstice is tomorrow.
It's a game of three halves!

simon w

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2023, 06:17:17 pm »
Take the day off and make your way to stonehenge :P

tlwcs

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2023, 07:07:57 pm »
6 weeks before and 6 after Christmas are the worst.
2 weeks off over Christmas and then there’s only 4 left. 😀

NBwcs

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2023, 08:01:23 pm »
Can't believe it's a year since I started last years "shortest day" thread. A day to bring a smile to anyone's face, we've turned a corner, it only gets better from now on in.

Forum pedant here. Every few years the Winter solstice falls on the 22nd December not 21st.




2023 is one of those years for the UK.

The solstice is tomorrow.



Even better, i get to celebrate two winter solstice now, today was a practice run. Genuinely  didn't know that, id make a crap druid.

Spruce

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2023, 08:35:47 pm »
Can't believe it's a year since I started last years "shortest day" thread. A day to bring a smile to anyone's face, we've turned a corner, it only gets better from now on in.

Forum pedant here. Every few years the Winter solstice falls on the 22nd December not 21st.




2023 is one of those years for the UK.

The solstice is tomorrow.



Even better, i get to celebrate two winter solstice now, today was a practice run. Genuinely  didn't know that, id make a crap druid.

No, just a very cold one!   ;D
Success is 1% inspiration, 98% perspiration and 2% attention to detail!

The older I get, the better I was ;)

AuRavelling79

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2023, 11:18:54 am »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-67799539

Nights start drawing out tomorrow.

👍
It's a game of three halves!

PHILIP HARDY

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2023, 06:57:18 pm »
Genuine nerd fact, although the 21st/22nd is officially the shortest day(for daylight), the evenings start getting more daylight from Dec 15th, but daybreak takes a little longer than the few minutes recovered in the afternoon. Which is why you will find when you return after Xmas its light at 4:30 almost immediately.  :D
The Stupid Neither Forgive Nor Forget
The Naive Forgive And Forget
The Wise Forgive But Don't Forget

AuRavelling79

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Re: Shortest day
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2023, 07:02:16 pm »
Genuine nerd fact, although the 21st/22nd is officially the shortest day(for daylight), the evenings start getting more daylight from Dec 15th, but daybreak takes a little longer than the few minutes recovered in the afternoon. Which is why you will find when you return after Xmas its light at 4:30 almost immediately.  :D

Yes. And it's the opposite way round at the summer solstice.
It's a game of three halves!