I saw this article on the BBC News website. about people watching the Sun rise on the June solstice at Ness Point (lat 52.481 oN, long 1.763 oE), which is the UK’s most easterly location. Source Dozens watch sunrise at UK's most easterly point - BBC News It is impressive that 200 people got up… Continue reading The June Solstice at Ness Point
Tag: Solstice
June 21 2025 – the solstice
In 2025, for most people in the world the June solstice will fall on 21 June. For those of us living in the the Northern Hemisphere, it is the day of the year when there is the most daylight. The origin of the word solstice is from two Latin words: sol, which means Sun, and sistere, to… Continue reading June 21 2025 – the solstice
Understanding Solar Day Length Variation
Revised and updated 18 December 2025 July 25, is one of the four days a year in which the length of the solar day, the natural day measured by the rising and setting of the Sun, is 24 hours. I have written about this in previous posts but I thought it be worth mentioning it… Continue reading Understanding Solar Day Length Variation
The Solstice – Lazy Scientific Journalism updated
Sometimes a video can convey a message better than a simple blog post and videos tend to reach a slightly different audience. I do get irritated by poor reporting of science topics in the mainstream media (maybe I am getting grumpy? 😊 ). So here’s a video about the errors in the article about the… Continue reading The Solstice – Lazy Scientific Journalism updated
The Solstice – Lazy Scientific Journalism
I am still surprised how many articles on otherwise reputable websites when writing about scientific topics are riddled with errors and have clearly been written by lazy journalists with no knowledge of the subject they’re talking about. One of the worst examples was an article on the December 2023 solstice which recently appeared on a… Continue reading The Solstice – Lazy Scientific Journalism
Explaining Science 