Welcome to the Summer Solstice

[mikeprice]

Actually, the shortening of the day is asymmetric, with sunrise occurring later in the day and sunset remaining (approximately) the same time until near the end of the month.

 

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Excellent pedantry!!!

 

 

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[6Foot2]

 

Live in 9 hours (at the time of posting) 21^st of June 2022.

[mikeprice]

Happy Solstice to everyone!

 

 

Can I post a "anyone noticed how the nights are drawing in" on a delay for a few days time???

[6Foot2]

 

Edit: Began at 8:30 pm.

 

It's not raining at Stonehenge ... yet? ...

 

 

Some attendees seem ill prepared for that eventuality, especially considering the weather over the last few days.

 

Edited June 20, 2023 by 6Foot2

[6Foot2]

Today is the longest day of the year.

 

Link: Summer solstice | Royal Museums Greenwich

 

...the summer solstice will occur on Wednesday 21 June at 15:58 BST...

 

Edit:

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by 6Foot2

[Dos_Box]

I spent 5 years living a couple of miles away from Stonehenge and it was weird that we never saw anyone visiting the stones for the solstice or even locally by 9am.

We have clear skies here tonight and I (almost) always go out and take a pic of the sky at midnight just to show the glow to the north as the suns light is still visible.

Last years...

 

[6Foot2]

Today is the longest day of the year.

 

Edit: "Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner. Watch on YouTube"

 

Edit 2: Summer Solstice 2024: Sunrise Live from Stonehenge - YouTube

Edited June 21, 2024 by 6Foot2

[Dos_Box]

Must remember to take my midnight dusk pic again tonight!

[6Foot2]

Good morning on the longest day of the year.

 

The solstice was this morning at 03.42 BST (02.42 GMT)

 

Link: Summer solstice | Royal Observatory

[NegativeKillDeath]

Solstice sunrise from Beachyhead.