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Winter solstice

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ChAoTicintheNewYear

ChAoTicintheNewYear Report 21 Dec 2010 11:09

Umm....don't you mean the nights start getting shorter? lol

Researching:
Kids with special needs are not weird or odd. They only want what everyone else wants...to be accepted.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 21 Dec 2010 10:56

actually, not too dark,
it didnt start till 6:30 am-ish......

i got up at 645 and saw that it HAD started..........

so went back to bed........

Bob

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

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 21 Dec 2010 10:24

humph trust you Monty ...I prefer to think that it's the turning point and summer is on it's way !

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

Running Bear

Running Bear Report 21 Dec 2010 10:20

yippy and its the first day of WINTER

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 21 Dec 2010 07:13

So it's the shortest day of the year, and also the longest night. This year it coincides with a lunar eclipse which will also make it the darkest night of the year.
Unlike a solar eclipse, which lasts for only a few minutes the lunar eclipse will last for about 3 and a half hours. No specialised equipment needed to see it ..it'll just be dark !
This is the first time in 327 years that the lunar eclipse will coincide with the longest night.

Me I was tucked up in bed sleeping !

Mind take heart this does mean that the nights now start getting lighter

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria