Category: Nature
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England’s Earthquakes
We’ve experienced a couple of earthquakes over the last few weeks, one a couple of days ago in Yorkshire, and another last month in Cumbria. I didn’t feel the earth move with these most recent ones, and, for that matter, I’ve not really noticed any of the others that have affected us for some time.…
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Pink skies and Moonrise…
I’ve just discovered that in 1638 there was a Total Lunar Eclipse that fell on the same day as the Winter Solstice. 372 years later and we have another one. Lunar Eclipses happen quite regularly, and there is nothing unusual in that. It is much more rare that they occur on the Solstice. What is…
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Blizzards!
It’s snowing again here at Aquatom Mansion. It takes a while for the snow to normally reach this neck of the woods, but yesterday lunchtime we found ourselves in the middle of a blizzard, and Scotland were basking in glorious sunshine. OK, maybe basking is the wrong word to use, but it was bright there.…
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Bright lights and fuzzy colours!
Last night I got to see the Geminids! 😀 I only saw half a dozen or so, and they appeared as sparks in the sky against the backdrop of Orion’s Belt. I had two little obstacles that prevented me from viewing them any longer than the hour or so I was transfixed with the heavens.…
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Normal Monday
What a boring title! I’m in a ‘say it as it is’ mood today. I said it as it was in my statement for work for the recent kerfuffle, so I don’t know if that will help or hinder things. Only time will tell with that one… The weather is back to normal. Well warmer…
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