I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us, I always
Iook forward to the point in the calendar when the sun stops
regressing and begins its slow climb back to us, with the promise of
those lighter evenings to come. I appreciate the effects aren't
apparent until January and the days actually grow shorter for a wee
while, yet, but the 21st December still gives me a lift and I'll
continue to celebrate it.

It's always a long haul to get to this point: November is of use to
neither man nor beast and December isn't much better until we reach
this particular "turn" of the astronomical year (and the long Xmas
break that follows hard on its heels).

No comments on looking forward to the New Year, however. One glance
at any of the newspapers puts me right off that.

Have a good Christmas.

- Tom
SW Essex

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:13:55 -0800 (PST), Tom Bennett
wrote:

I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us,

Somebody should be telling the actic ice that it's too early to be
melting.


--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.sandrila.co.uk/

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:29:39 +0000, Paul Herber
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:13:55 -0800 (PST), Tom Bennett
wrote:

I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us,

Somebody should be telling the actic ice that it's too early to be
melting.

forgot the URL:
http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/i...timeseries.png


--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.sandrila.co.uk/

Well put Tom!
A Happy Christmas to you and yours as well.
Dave
"Tom Bennett" wrote in message
...
I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us, I always
Iook forward to the point in the calendar when the sun stops
regressing and begins its slow climb back to us, with the promise of
those lighter evenings to come. I appreciate the effects aren't
apparent until January and the days actually grow shorter for a wee
while, yet, but the 21st December still gives me a lift and I'll
continue to celebrate it.

It's always a long haul to get to this point: November is of use to
neither man nor beast and December isn't much better until we reach
this particular "turn" of the astronomical year (and the long Xmas
break that follows hard on its heels).

No comments on looking forward to the New Year, however. One glance
at any of the newspapers puts me right off that.

Have a good Christmas.

- Tom
SW Essex

Tom Bennett wrote:
I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us, I always
Iook forward to the point in the calendar when the sun stops
regressing and begins its slow climb back to us, with the promise of
those lighter evenings to come. I appreciate the effects aren't
apparent until January and the days actually grow shorter for a wee
while, yet, but the 21st December still gives me a lift and I'll
continue to celebrate it.

Could someone enlighten me as to why the days continue to grow shorter
after the solstice?
mikej

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:15:25 +0000, Mike James
wrote:

Could someone enlighten me as to why the days continue to grow shorter
after the solstice?

They don't.

See http://www.quadibloc.com/science/eot.htm

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather
Walks and Treks:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks

Mike James wrote:
Could someone enlighten me as to why the days continue to grow shorter
after the solstice?

They don't. Sunrise continues to get slightly later for a while yet, but
overall, the days start lengthening.
--
Steve Loft
Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL. http://sanday.org.uk/weather
Free weather station softwa http://sandaysoft.com/
uk.sci.weather FAQs/glossary/etc: http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/

On Dec 22, 3:13*pm, Tom Bennett wrote:
I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us, I always
Iook forward to the point in the calendar when the sun stops
regressing and begins its slow climb back to us, with the promise of
those lighter evenings to come. *I appreciate the effects aren't
apparent until January and the days actually grow shorter for a wee
while, yet, but the 21st December still gives me a lift and I'll
continue to celebrate it.

It's always a long haul to get to this point: November is of use to
neither man nor beast and December isn't much better until we reach
this particular "turn" of the astronomical year (and the long Xmas
break that follows hard on its heels).

No comments on looking forward to the New Year, however. *One glance
at any of the newspapers puts me right off that.

Have a good Christmas.

- *Tom
SW Essex

The solstice actually took place at 1202 UT, a far more
civilised time of day, not that that's much help with dismal ********
of Christmas still to come.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On Dec 23, 1:31*am, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Dec 22, 3:13*pm, Tom Bennett wrote:



I haven't noticed any remarks on the passing of the Winter Solstice
which, if my information is correct, occured yesterday at 09.00 UTC.
Well, it's always an important date for me so I'll mention it now.
Although the colder weather is usually still ahead of us, I always
Iook forward to the point in the calendar when the sun stops
regressing and begins its slow climb back to us, with the promise of
those lighter evenings to come. *I appreciate the effects aren't
apparent until January and the days actually grow shorter for a wee
while, yet, but the 21st December still gives me a lift and I'll
continue to celebrate it.

It's always a long haul to get to this point: November is of use to
neither man nor beast and December isn't much better until we reach
this particular "turn" of the astronomical year (and the long Xmas
break that follows hard on its heels).

No comments on looking forward to the New Year, however. *One glance
at any of the newspapers puts me right off that.

Have a good Christmas.

- *Tom
SW Essex

* * * The solstice actually took place at 1202 UT, a far more
civilised time of day, not that that's much help with dismal ********
of Christmas still to come.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Merry Christmas :-)

Cheers, Alastair.