As I complete this post, it's completely dark outside and it's only 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Today is 14 December, and most people I come across think that it will continue to get dark earlier and earlier in the afternoons until 21 December, the shortest day of the year (at least for those of us… Continue reading The evenings are drawing out already.
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The Shortest Day
As I write this post, it's completely dark outside and it's only 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Today is 4 December, and most people I come across think that it will continue to get dark earlier and earlier in the afternoons until 21 December, the shortest day of the year (at least for those of us… Continue reading The Shortest Day
Stardust
Last week I was on holiday in London. While I was there, I spent an afternoon at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which is set on top of a hill in East London. It was commissioned in 1675, making it one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Sadly, it can no longer function as… Continue reading Stardust
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