Sunday, 21 June 2009 - The longest day of the year without us realising it :P The sun was shinning brightly throughout the day ;) The sun was still out at 10pm yesterday and by 11pm, it looked like it was only 7pm in the evening.
How does this work : Like a giant timepiece, Earth and sun are configured for the summer solstice once again. This year it happens June 21, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun will be up a fraction of a second longer than the day prior or the day after. (The length of the full day, including night, does not change, of course.)
To grasp how it works, one must understand Earth's cockeyed leanings and some celestial configurations that even the ancients knew something about..... well, for obvious reasons, I won't go into that kind of details :P We did enjoy our relaxing Sunday, both my Hubs and I :)
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