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Longest Day Of The Year

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Dawnieher3headaches

Dawnieher3headaches Report 21 Jun 2014 19:37

all down here from now then soon be christmas eh and hubby will be looking forward to the lighter nights again.

Researching:
Dove,Call,Trudgett,Andrews,Fossett,Milton

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 16:29

I couldn't believe it when I woke up this morning and opened the curtains. The whole lot came crashing down on top of my head. I knew then it was going to be a long day. ;-)

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 21 Jun 2014 16:25


Can't believe we've hit the longest day already :-0 where does the time go?
It certainly was a scorcher here at 7 this morning :-S

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 15:03

Are the Morris dancers kids Morris Minors? :-S

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 21 Jun 2014 14:58

so the nights will be drawing in now


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so was THAT why this morning Peterborough was inundated with Morris dancers? do you think?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 13:49

Well, winter's now on it's way; so where's that christmas a-z thread? :-D

Kense

Kense Report 21 Jun 2014 11:35

Fifteen minutes to go.

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 08:49

Actually the Soltice is at 11:51. The point when the Sun is at the most northerly point in the sky ;-)

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 08:47

I see..

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/uk/london

Noon is at 11.51 :-S

Kense

Kense Report 21 Jun 2014 08:37

No, it is seconds. Because the day length is a maximum, the rate of change is very small at the moment, increasing to about half a minute in a week or so.

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 07:48

Shouldn't that be 3 minutes? :-S
The length of a day varies by about 8 hours over a period of 6 months. 8 x 60 minutes = 480 minutes. 480 / 180 days = 2.666 minutes :-S

Kense

Kense Report 21 Jun 2014 07:30

Make the most of it - tomorrow will be three seconds shorter.

Graham

Graham Report 21 Jun 2014 07:14

And already a scorcher at just after 7 o'clock in the morning. :-)