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Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun

Submitted by ps on Thursday, 19 December 2002  Page Views: 7335

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Rectangular Sun submitted by vicky : Rectangular Sun. Photo by Wayne PS (Vote or comment on this photo)
It is time for UK or Ireland megalith enthusiasts to try to photograph the rectangular sun this winter. It may be a rare event, but then again it may not. Look for the sun disk earlier than given official sunrise times, conversely look for the sun disk at or mainly after official sunset times.

Never look at the sun directly unless you have appropriate sun proof eye protection. The coldest day of your year will give the greatest effects. Suggest you also go near Megaliths having great horizon views, your chances of seeing something like this picture would be greatly enhanced.

More details on my web site www.eh2r.com/stonehenge

Wayne PS

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Re: Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun by Anonymous on Monday, 29 November 2004
recent discoveries make this phenomena not so rare, and it may be seen on top of the lintels, especially at winter solstice time.... WPS
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Re: Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun by Walrus on Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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You'll be lucky to get any good results in the UK Wayne, even in a prolonged cold spell it rarely goes far below zero during daylight, & the coldest night I can remember was -18C back in '78/9. I suspect you need lower temperatures than that for the type of refraction you're after.
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    Re: Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 December 2002
    Greetings Walrus, I have rectangular sun pictures taken at temperatures near 0 degrees C, as the one that should be posted along with the text.

    It is a combination of things, such as air densities above, not necessarily with air immediately off the ground. UK and Ireland usually gets upper air from Greenland, however it is mixed with warner gulf stream air. But that does not always happen, as you have noted. There is also summer time events, extremely rare but possible as with the case in Leekshire in the 17th century.

    Wayne PS
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      Re: Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 December 2002
      Hi Wayne

      Could you tell us a bit more about the event in Leekshire?

      Cheers

      Vicky and Paul
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        Re: Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 December 2002
        Hello Vicky and Paul,


        Yes it was a double sunset, sighted by a certain Doctor Plot. Please go to :

        www.eh2r.com/stonehenge

        and you'll find the exact link to the full history and
        also analysis by a local astronomer, the astronomer attributes the double sunset to something else than refraction. Double sunsets are common when there are particular low in the sky atmospheric effects caused by trapped cold or warm air. Sunset science is not very well understood even by the best astronomers, but it will be eventually.

        Cheers
        Wayne PS
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          Re: Winter photo project - look for rectangular sun by Vicky on Thursday, 19 December 2002
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          Hi Wayne

          A local astronomer (we live about 10 miles from Leek) who is a friend of ours, Kevin Kilburn, has been doing a lot of research into the Leek double sunset, as well as alignments with prehistoric monuments in the area.

          See http://www.leekonline.co.uk/sunset/index.htm

          Cheers

          Vicky
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