Latest posts tagged with #EquationOfTime on Bluesky
Putting hashtags here b/c I sure AF don't want to go adjust any previous posts. 🤣 Also, no DST right now to make things more confusing! Woo-hoo! #sun #time #seasons #solarTime #clockTime #astronomy #calendaring #EquationOfTime #meanSolarTime #apparentSolarTime #clocks #clockTime #timeZones #DST
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I can’t think of a picture of mine that fits the #Summer theme all that well, so I think I’ll post a relevant xkcd instead: xkcd.com/2792/
If you don’t get it and you research it, you’ll surely have a lot of fun investigating the #EquationOfTime, #Analemma, and so on. Enjoy!
Today is a day of rejoicing (at least north of the equator)! 🥳🌞 Due to a quirk of astronomical timekeeping ⏳ known as the Equation of Time, the afternoons start growing longer today. At 49N, this afternoon will be 2 sec longer and it accelerates after that... #summeriscoming #equationoftime
I apologize! I was distracted yesterday and forgot to note that:
At my latitude (Wash DC), 7 Dec is our Earliest Sunset of the Year! (It depends on your latitude. For my friend Bill in Victoria, BC, who also celebrates, it happens on 11 Dec).
This holiday needs a name!
#Astronomy #EquationOfTime
