autumn equinox

fifilarue

I thought this was really interesting-especially the bit about it marking the beginning of six months of darkness in the arctic circle.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/100922-autumnal-equinox-first-day-of-fall-2010-harvest-moon-nation-science/

Beeker

fifilarue wrote: »

I thought this was really interesting-especially the bit about it marking the beginning of six months of darkness in the arctic circle.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/100922-autumnal-equinox-first-day-of-fall-2010-harvest-moon-nation-science/

And of course six months of brightness in the Antarctic:)
Interesting read!

fifilarue

I'd prefer the brightness myself Beeker.:D

I should have added that the equinox was marked by our ancestors in stunning ways aswell. Though people are more familiar with the solstice and Newgrange, a less well-known phenomenon is associated with Cairn T, part of the Loughcrew complex in Co. Meath. The backstone of the chamber is illuminated by a beam of light at sunrise on the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes. I haven't managed to catch it myself yet but hope to do so one of these years

Beeker

fifilarue wrote: »

I'd prefer the brightness myself Beeker.:D

I should have added that the equinox was marked by our ancestors in stunning ways aswell. Though people are more familiar with the solstice and Newgrange, a less well-known phenomenon is associated with Cairn T, part of the Loughcrew complex in Co. Meath. The backstone of the chamber is illuminated by a beam of light at sunrise on the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes. I haven't managed to catch it myself yet but hope to do so one of these years

Cool! never heard about that before, thanks:)

Under A Funeral Moon

Very interesting read. Thanks for sharing.

mrbig

Interesting the astrologists must be going into overdrive.

Beeker

mrbig wrote: »

Interesting the astrologists must be going into overdrive.

Pity some of them would'nt overdrive away from the rest of sane humanity:D

Stargate

Nice to see YOU posting fifilarue

Stargate