Winter Solstice Time!

Discussion in 'Science & Nature' started by Hal Pollner, Dec 21, 2020.

  1. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,368
    Today, 12-21-2020, is the first day of Winter and the longest day of the Year. (And the shortest night)

    Because the Earth tilts 23.5 degrees on its axis with respect to the plane of its Solar Orbit, we have Seasons!

    Harold
     
    #1
    Hal Pollner, Dec 21, 2020
  2. Hoot Crawford

    Hoot Crawford Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2017
    Messages:
    970
    Likes Received:
    1,545
    I think you have that backwards - Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night....

    And tonight we can watch the "Grand Conjunction" if you are lucky enough to have clear skies - we are under heavy cloud cover here in Ohio so no chance
     
    #2
    Hoot Crawford, Dec 21, 2020
    Von Jones, Beth Gallagher and Yvonne Smith like this.
  3. John Brunner

    John Brunner Senior Staff
    Staff Member Senior Staff Greeter Task Force Registered

    Joined:
    May 29, 2020
    Messages:
    22,954
    Likes Received:
    32,747
    To further clarify...this is in the northern hemisphere. From this point on, the days will be getting longer.

    Regarding the Grand Junction...I have my [old & cheap] telescope out.
     
    #3
    John Brunner, Dec 21, 2020
    Hoot Crawford and Yvonne Smith like this.
  4. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,368
    Hoot, you are absolutely right!.....It's the SHORTEST day of the year!

    And the conjunction of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn makes them seem VISUALLY close together, but Big Jupe is a half-billion miles farther away from us than Saturn!

    Hal (With my old 17.5" Discovery Reflector Telescope) 177.JPG
     
    #4
    Hal Pollner, Dec 21, 2020
    Hoot Crawford likes this.
  5. Bill Boggs

    Bill Boggs Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    May 13, 2015
    Messages:
    5,747
    Likes Received:
    7,722
    That’s good. I like some of them.
     
    #5
    Bill Boggs, Dec 21, 2020
    Hoot Crawford and John Brunner like this.
  6. Von Jones

    Von Jones Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2015
    Messages:
    6,537
    Likes Received:
    9,048
    Today just sucked! It has been dismal all day. blah... I started out at 9:30 a.m. to pick up my prescriptions...oh so gloomy. Went to Kroger around noon and I felt like it was 6:30 p.m. ho hum. Not on iota of sunshine...ugh.

    [​IMG]
     
    #6
    Von Jones, Dec 21, 2020
    Shirley Martin, Yvonne Smith, Hoot Crawford and 2 others like this.
  7. Yvonne Smith

    Yvonne Smith Senior Staff
    Staff Member Senior Staff Greeter Task Force Registered

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2015
    Messages:
    14,965
    Likes Received:
    28,112
    6E8B28E1-E403-4615-B5E2-88E102006566.jpeg
     
    #7
    Yvonne Smith, Dec 21, 2021
    Bobby Cole, Von Jones, Don Alaska and 1 other person like this.
  8. John Brunner

    John Brunner Senior Staff
    Staff Member Senior Staff Greeter Task Force Registered

    Joined:
    May 29, 2020
    Messages:
    22,954
    Likes Received:
    32,747
    [​IMG] ​
     
    #8
    John Brunner, Dec 22, 2021

Share This Page

Style
SeniorsOnly.Club
AD Styler
AD Styler
Color Options
Color Options