There are extended daylight hours and twilight periods during summer at northern latitudes The article focusses on Manchester and Shetland. It defines twilight and its three stages, highlights the Sun's path at various times of the year, and explains the phenomenon of "Simmer Dim" in Shetland and the celebrations associated with these light nights.
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
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
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
This explains the stages of twilight , and describes how the Sun's path changes throughout the year in Manchester, England. The phenomenon of "Simmer Dim" in the Shetland Islands is highlighted, characterized by continuous twilight and celebrated with a festival.
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