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Title: Summer soltice
Post by: Toxicbunny on 12:12:02, 15/06/20
I always go for a walk early hours to watch the sunrise from the top of hill. Am I the only one that does this on here. I make sure I take a blanket as even though it's the official start of summer it's still cold. Last year apart from us six others who were not with is did the same thing. I got some great photos of the sunrise.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 13:42:56, 15/06/20
I always go for a walk early hours to watch the sunrise from the top of hill. Am I the only one that does this on here. I make sure I take a blanket as even though it's the official start of summer it's still cold. Last year apart from us six others who were not with is did the same thing. I got some great photos of the sunrise.
For the last 30 years, I have been to Land's End to watch the sun set on the 21st June (even though it is not always the true solstice).  Did even when I lived up country.
There have been some classic.


Here is one from a couple of years back.


https://youtu.be/-se-9CLOjmA
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Toxicbunny on 20:21:49, 15/06/20
For the last 30 years, I have been to Land's End to watch the sun set on the 21st June (even though it is not always the true solstice).  Did even when I lived up country.
There have been some classic.


Here is one from a couple of years back.


https://youtu.be/-se-9CLOjmA (https://youtu.be/-se-9CLOjmA)


Lovely  O0  A lot of people do go to watch the sunset.  I'm hoping the weather will be OK this year weve had a lot of rain this June.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Islandplodder on 21:30:47, 15/06/20
Many years ago when I was a student a few of us drove down to Chanctonbury Ring to watch the sun come up on Midsummers day.  It was a beautiful morning, and we had a lovely quiet walk up to the summit..... I'm sure we heard a nightingale......and at the top there were hoards of people and a film crew.  I can't imagine why we thought we would have it to ourselves to walk 3 times round and do whatever it is you are supposed to do.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: BuzyG on 22:51:15, 15/06/20
A couple of years back our group headed to Fur tor. Starting from Lydford at sunset and returning at sunrise.  Shame it was mostly foggy and we followed the walk leader the wrong way off Hare tor like a bunch of sheep in the fog.  So much for his GPS skills. It was 2AM ;D
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 07:40:53, 16/06/20
I forgot, in 1979, went to Stonehenge to watch the sunrise.
Was a large party, music, Druids, could walk around the stones, but not between them.
Felt a bit tired at work the next day.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: davengf on 14:20:03, 16/06/20
I watched the solstice sunrise from Carn Brea nr Lands End a couple of times some years back, also watched the solar eclipse (1999?)from there. Beautiful place with vast views.
Always try to find somewhere high & if local, normally end up at the Agglestone nr Studland or Wingreen nr Shaftesbury.
Even watched it from Glastonbury Tor back in the 70s, 5 people up there & bitterly cold!
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: ninthace on 15:13:42, 16/06/20
When I was active in the RAF gliding world we would mark the longest day by operating from dawn to dusk.  It was fun to be winched up to 1200 ft as the sun rose.  It was always a short lived flight though, as there are no thermals at that time of day so it was a downhill slide to land back into the sunrise about 10 minutes later.  I discovered landing straight into a rising sun was less fun.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 15:17:51, 16/06/20
I watched the solstice sunrise from Carn Brea nr Lands End a couple of times some years back, also watched the solar eclipse (1999?)from there. Beautiful place with vast views.
Always try to find somewhere high & if local, normally end up at the Agglestone nr Studland or Wingreen nr Shaftesbury.
Even watched it from Glastonbury Tor back in the 70s, 5 people up there & bitterly cold!
Ah, Carn Brea, good views of Camborne and Redruth.
Not a good place to have a camp fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-GPqHnW6A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-GPqHnW6A)
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Monsoon on 15:51:12, 16/06/20
Ah, Carn Brea, good views of Camborne and Redruth.
Not a good place to have a camp fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-GPqHnW6A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-GPqHnW6A)
There is another Carn Brea down Lands End.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 15:55:36, 16/06/20
There is another Carn Brea down Lands End.
Do you mean Chapel Carn Brae?
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: davengf on 17:59:54, 16/06/20

Monsoon is quite right, just had another look at the map, Chapel Carn Brae is the one I was thinking of.


When we went down for the eclipse, we stayed at Lower Numphra Farm campsite & walked to the hilltop, watched the shadow travel across the sea, pass over us & then cross the land towards Penzance. Birds stopped singing as it went dark in a matter of seconds - Eerie experience.





Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 21:22:25, 16/06/20
Monsoon is quite right, just had another look at the map, Chapel Carn Brae is the one I was thinking of.


When we went down for the eclipse, we stayed at Lower Numphra Farm campsite & walked to the hilltop, watched the shadow travel across the sea, pass over us & then cross the land towards Penzance. Birds stopped singing as it went dark in a matter of seconds - Eerie experience.
During the 99 eclipse, most of Cornwall had cloud and rain.
I was working up in London and, though not a total eclipse, was still very impressive.  Went quiet there too, probably similar to it was a month or two back.
Somewhere I have a timelapse of the last partial eclipse we had down here.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: davengf on 22:45:07, 16/06/20
We had cloud but no rain that morning, still worth the effort though.

Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: BuzyG on 07:53:14, 17/06/20
Yes that was an interesting experience.  We were stood on a cliff top near Bolt Head Salcombe.  The silence of the animals was quite spooky and it's return most welcome.  The many small boats watching out to sea turning to shadowy specs of light was another thing that sits in the memory.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Jac on 09:20:44, 17/06/20
Yes that was an interesting experience.  We were stood on a cliff top near Bolt Head Salcombe.  The silence of the animals was quite spooky and it's return most welcome.  The many small boats watching out to sea turning to shadowy specs of light was another thing that sits in the memory.
....and I was on Gammon Head with family who had travelled all the way form NW Scotland so the children could experience the full eclipse.

To return to the original solstice thread, the most memorable for me was at the Brough of Birsay in Orkney.

I would like to see the sun set over the sea then walk (not more than 10 miles) through the short night to see it rise again from the sea. Not so easy in the south of UK.
Title: Re: Summer solstice
Post by: BuzyG on 10:50:42, 17/06/20
....and I was on Gammon Head with family who had travelled all the way form NW Scotland so the children could experience the full eclipse.

To return to the original solstice thread, the most memorable for me was at the Brough of Birsay in Orkney.

I would like to see the sun set over the sea then walk (not more than 10 miles) through the short night to see it rise again from the sea. Not so easy in the south of UK.

We could have waved to each other from there.

A walk around the Lizard might work I'm not sure of the exact direction of sun set and sun rise on the solstice though.
 

Edit:

A quick look at the map.  You could park up at Cadwith.  Then make your way across Lizard Downs, to Rill Point for Sun set.  From there walk the coast path back to the Devils Frying Pan for sunrise. 
Title: Re: Summer solstice
Post by: SteamyTea on 11:23:44, 17/06/20
I'm not sure of the exact direction of sun set and sun rise on the solstice though.
rise is ENE, set is WNW.
Solstice this year us on the 20th at 22:43.
Title: Re: Summer solstice
Post by: GoneWest on 11:27:15, 17/06/20
I'm not sure of the exact direction of sun set and sun rise on the solstice though.


Try this. It will give you the sun's azimuth (among many more things) for any moment at any place. The moments you want (sunrise and sunset) are shown for any particular day, so just plug in those times, in turn, to calculate. You have to use the popup sliders to alter the time..

https://www.suncalc.org/
Title: Re: Summer solstice
Post by: BuzyG on 11:30:05, 17/06/20
rise is ENE, set is WNW.
Solstice this year us on the 20th at 22:43.


Indeed more or less depending on where you are in the UK.  The reason for my asking was because around the Lizard it's touch and go as to weather the sun set sun rise or both would be over sea or land.  Hench exact bearings would be of more use.
Title: Re: Summer solstice
Post by: BuzyG on 11:35:04, 17/06/20


Try this. It will give you the sun's azimuth (among many more things) for any moment at any place. The moments you want (sunrise and sunset) are shown for any particular day, so just plug in those times, in turn, to calculate. You have to use the popup sliders to alter the time..

https://www.suncalc.org/ (https://www.suncalc.org/)
Great site not seen that before.   O0


Alas it shows that sunset is across land from there. Sun rise would work though and the sun setting over Mounts bay should be a pretty decent view, there is a bit of sea in between.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Islandplodder on 13:21:44, 17/06/20
We were making all sorts of plans, but alas it seems that a good Hebridean gale is set to go through on Saturday evening which hampers things a bit.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Dyffryn Ardudwy on 13:54:42, 17/06/20
After 14 yrs in trying, i was rewarded in seeing the early morning sun, shine its rays through the centre of Bryn Celli Ddu passage tomb, on Anglesey, back in 2018.

There are only three burial chambers in the entire Uk, where this amazing spectacle happens.

Maes Howe on Orkney, Newgrange in County Meath, in Southern Ireland, and Bryn Celli Ddu here in North Wales.

It only takes the slightest bit of cloud cover, lasting less than 8minutes, at around 4.30am every Mid Summer morning, and the amazing light show will not happen, that's why it took 14 visits until i was rewarded with something pretty magical.

To think that 5000 years ago, they were switched on enough to calculate the exact time and date, to construct a passage grave to greet both the Summer and Winter Soltice.

Might even pay Bryn Celli a visit on the 21st, if this fine weather continues
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: RMR on 11:08:20, 19/06/20
This year the Solstice falls on  20 June.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 11:10:31, 19/06/20
This year the Solstice falls on  20 June.
@22:43
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 09:07:32, 22/06/20
Well let's see if I can embed a video. No, unless anyone knows how to do it.
[not that it was a classic last night]
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuCDL6_1NHo (https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuCDL6_1NHo)
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: BuzyG on 12:58:17, 22/06/20
Well let's see if I can embed a video. No, unless anyone knows how to do it.
[not that it was a classic last night]
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuCDL6_1NHo (https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuCDL6_1NHo)


At least the sun set was better than the surf looked.  ;)


Did you get sun rise this morning?
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 13:31:56, 22/06/20

At least the sun set was better than the surf looked.  ;)


Did you get sun rise this morning?
Surf in Mounts Bay, yesterday, though not big, was coming in a long way, probably a quarter mile run.
I did the sun rise 'back in 79'. Apart from being an early riser anyway, never felt the need to do it a second time.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: Toxicbunny on 17:34:53, 22/06/20
This year the Solstice falls on  20 June.
Yes and it was very cloudy up North so I saw nothing  :( . I had a good walk up the moors not many people out though. I noticed a lot arriving as we were leaving i don't think they realised sunset had passed. Either way I had a lovely walk with lots of bats flying over head and saw a few hares. I'm hoping next year there will be no cloud coverage.
Title: Re: Summer soltice
Post by: SteamyTea on 17:50:54, 22/06/20
I'm hoping next year there will be no cloud coverage.
I hope that every year, about 1 in 7 are good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyqG46kY-c8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyqG46kY-c8)