June Solstice - non tech tip

Hello all,

 

Instead of a tech tip this week, I decided to send out an earth science one …

 

A few minutes ago, 3:34 PM, it was the June solstice (summer solstice for the northern hemisphere).

We also had a full (strawberry (June)) moon last night. The 2 events haven’t occurred on the same day since 1967 and won’t happen again until 2062…

The following website has more information on the solstice and related phenomena: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/june-solstice.html

In a few weeks (July 4^th, 9:24 AM) we will be at our furthest point from the sun (just over 152 million km) and just over 5 million km further away than we were on January 2^nd.

(http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/perihelion-aphelion-solstice.html) This shows us how much effect the distance to the sun has  on seasons – basically none!

 

Happy Summer!

 

Mike

(who was looking for an excuse to avoid writing reports!)

 

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Mike Jackson, Science Teacher

Academic Technology Coordinator

St Michaels University School, Victoria, BC