bawn79
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Edited Dec 12, 2006, 11:18
Winter Solstice 2006 (actually)
Dec 11, 2006, 11:49
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Anyone got any potential/proven alignment sites down in Cork for the Winter Solstice?
Also the usual how many days before/after will the effect be similar?
I think I will find it hard to make it out on the actual morning of the 21st, I have to head to Dublin that afternoon for my Xmas party, however I will be around (in a worse for ware state on the morning of the 22nd in Killiney if anyone whats to take me off to look at the sunrise!).
I might head up to Baurnaglanna/ Baurnadoomeeney on the 23rd to take a look. All of course is weather and drink dependent!
What are peoples plans?
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CianMcLiam
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 12:43
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Not sure yet what I'm doing or if I can get the time off, but in Cork Drombeg has a near solstice (sunset) alignment from the recumbent to a notch in the hills, I've never seen any photographic accounts of it yet. There's one or two more I suspect for an evening alignement but none for the morning sunrise that I can think of.
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bawn79
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 13:45
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CianMcLiam wrote: Not sure yet what I'm doing or if I can get the time off, but in Cork Drombeg has a near solstice (sunset) alignment from the recumbent to a notch in the hills, I've never seen any photographic accounts of it yet. There's one or two more I suspect for an evening alignement but none for the morning sunrise that I can think of.
Cool, that would be a nice trip the evening before so.
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FourWinds
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 14:41
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Most of the Cork circles have a NE-SW axis, so you can pretty much take your pick down there. Kealkil's one of the odd ones out I think, but it'd be pretty spectacular from there anyway!
Another candidate for a very clear day would be Altar wedge tomb where the sun might just set on the top of Mizzen Head.
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bawn79
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 15:01
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FourWinds wrote: Most of the Cork circles have a NE-SW axis, so you can pretty much take your pick down there. Kealkil's one of the odd ones out I think, but it'd be pretty spectacular from there anyway!
Another candidate for a very clear day would be Altar wedge tomb where the sun might just set on the top of Mizzen Head.
It just dawned on me that sunset is about 4pm and I finish work at 6pm, doh!
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postman
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 15:02
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bawn79 wrote: Anyone got any potential/proven alignment sites down in Cork for the Winter Solstice?
Also the usual how many days before/after will the effect be similar?
I think I will find it hard to make it out on the actual morning of the 21st, I have to head to Dublin that afternoon for my Xmas party, however I will be around (in a worse for ware state on the morning of the 22nd in Killiney if anyone whats to take me off to look at the sunrise!).
Your in luck on the stonehenge solstice thread Pete G says the 22nd is the actual solstice .
With luck I'll be out all day sunrise at Swinside sunset at Torhousekie
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Pete G
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 15:06
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http://www.geomancy.org/archaeoastronomy/ritualtiming.html
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postman
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 16:31
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Pete G wrote:
So it's on the 21st afterall ?
Have I got to swap my day off again?
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Pete G
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 16:46
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WINTER SOLSTICE....(WINTER) DEC 21 2006 722 PM EST - 0022 GMT DEC 22
22nd in th UK
PeteG
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postman
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Re: Winter Solstice 2007
Dec 11, 2006, 19:17
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Pete G wrote: WINTER SOLSTICE....(WINTER) DEC 21 2006 722 PM EST - 0022 GMT DEC 22
22nd in th UK
PeteG
oh ah that's it sorted then ,thank's.
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