Yesterday the tail end of Tropical Storm Bertha drifted over the UK in her death throws. We had torrential rain overnight and into the morning, then there was a brief sunny interlude followed by more rain and gusty winds. It didn’t look promising for viewing the so called ‘Supermoon‘…
I was pleasantly surprised when the clouds [...]
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Perigee Moon
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2014
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Perigee Moon
Tonight we will experience the first of three supermoons. The other two will occur on August 10th and September 9th.
The scientific term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon.” Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon’s orbit. The Moon follows an elliptical path around Earth with one side (“perigee”) about [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2014
Life presents us with sunshine if we remember to look.
Cherie
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About, Science & Nature
An Unexpected Visitor
The weather has been glorious the past few days, so yesterday we took advantage of a sunny Sunday and went out for the day. We chose to visit Dunham Massey, a place we have not been before. As part of the WWI centenary commemorations some of the rooms are currently transformed back to how they [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2014
Filed under Holidays, Salisbury 2014, Science & Nature
A Scattering of Sheep
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2014
Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
J.R.R. Tolkien
8 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2014
Filed under Books, Science & Nature
Sun, Moon & Earth by Robin Heath
Synopsis (from the book cover):
How many days are there between full moons – think you know? Is there an ancient key to the calendar hidden in the stone circles? What is the magical secret of the Sun-Moon-Earth system?
If you have ever wondered about eclipses, tides or the seasons, this amazing little book by acknowledged time-lord [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2014
