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19 Dec 12 - 02:02 AM (#3454130) Subject: Solstice on the 21 of December From: skarpi well all , have a great day on the 21 solstice .... they say that almost all the stars in our solar system will be in one line to our sun ...special day ehh .... what ever happens ( if ) .. All my best to all my friends ... Skarpi Iceland . |
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19 Dec 12 - 05:28 AM (#3454160) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Rob Naylor There's only one star in the solar system....the sun! There are no planetary alignments (other than the annual alignment between the sun, the earth and the approximate centre of the galaxy that occurs every December). Various planetary alignments occurred in 1962, 1982 and 2000 but there's nothing of any significance over the next couple of decades, and even if there was it would have no noticable effect on the earth. I'm planning to go to a party on 22nd, myself! |
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19 Dec 12 - 05:33 AM (#3454165) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: maeve Thank you, Skarpi. I hope you are feeling better now. Happy Solstice to you! Enjoy beautiful Iceland. |
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19 Dec 12 - 08:19 AM (#3454215) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: skarpi what ever Rob , still there is a map from Nasa showing the line up ... have fun at the Party and they don´t lie do they ......or do they .... Maeve I write to you later today ... the shortest day of the year is about to come ..jubbyyy :=) ... all the best Skarpi |
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19 Dec 12 - 09:24 AM (#3454247) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Keith A of Hertford The sun aligns with galactic centre every year. |
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19 Dec 12 - 11:04 AM (#3454297) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: GUEST,999 Yeah, have a great 21st. No matter whatcha see, this is the way it will be. |
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19 Dec 12 - 11:09 AM (#3454300) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Nigel Parsons Dec 21st (and later) weather forecast Cheers Nigel |
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20 Dec 12 - 06:27 PM (#3454996) Subject: Folklore: Winter Solstice From: GUEST,CS Tomorrow - not sure about the GMT, is Winter Solstice 2012. We'll be getting the evergreens in and lighting candles as well as having a minor feasty. If possible we'll light a small fire in the garden too. I rather like this Tull album, albeit it's not one of their best: Jethro tull - Solstice Bells A modern re-imagined Solstice tradition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7oex-Z1Gkg Modern Meets Ancient Folklore - Winter Solstice 2012: Winter Solstice 2012 - What Will Happen! |
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20 Dec 12 - 06:33 PM (#3454998) Subject: RE: Folklore: Winter Solstice From: GUEST,CS Linky for 2nd youtube: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge |
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20 Dec 12 - 08:14 PM (#3455077) Subject: RE: Folklore: Winter Solstice From: GUEST,Ebor_Fiddler (Well-known pedant) I idly wonder if they will get to do their gig before the world ends? |
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20 Dec 12 - 11:18 PM (#3455142) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Joe Offer Well, we had a bonfire to celebrate Solstice. My wife suggested dancing naked around the bonfire, but I declined. It's too damn Cooooooold! Summer Solstice? Well, maybe. Guess I'd better start losing weight.... Happy Solstice, everyone! -Joe- |
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21 Dec 12 - 05:52 AM (#3455209) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: GUEST I'm still here on the 21st - assume the rest of you are too though its only am gmt. You are welcome at a Survivors Session tomorrow, namely the Darlington Mummers Solstice Singaround |
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21 Dec 12 - 07:05 AM (#3455252) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: kendall I'll bet there is not one person on the mudcat who believes that the world will end today. |
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21 Dec 12 - 07:07 AM (#3455254) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: skarpi naked around the brrrr i think some ones thing will drop off .... here at the least ... well I am here .... all the best Skarpi |
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21 Dec 12 - 10:13 AM (#3455322) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: GUEST,sciencegeek well, kendall, the battered west coast is still here... we have more to fear from global warming than the usual chicken little sky is falling, earth is ending BS. And I do agree that nobody here drank the coolaid... |
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21 Dec 12 - 10:19 AM (#3455324) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: treewind We'll be doing it with Old Glory Molly at the Geldeston Locks Inn on the Norfolk side of the River Waveney. These pictures (from 2006) should give you some idea of what it will be like. |
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21 Dec 12 - 10:24 AM (#3455326) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Haruo Looks like Saturn and Venus are aligned, and Mercury nearly with them. Also Neptune and Mars come close (to each other and to Mercury, not to the other two or the sun). And I note with joy that Pluto has not been expunged from Guest999's map. I really felt for the old snowball when I heard it had been demoted. |
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21 Dec 12 - 10:45 AM (#3455334) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: GUEST,Jim Knowledge I `ad that astro-ologer in my cab yesterday morning. I once saw him reading palms in the interval when we did that Singers Club in London. `e told Bob Davenport that `e was going on a long journey but I know `ed `eard that Bob was booked up in Newcastle in the week. `e said, "Morning Jim, could you take me up to `yde Park, please. We`re `aving a winding up Solstice meeting". I said, "What`s up then, Jupiter?. Winding up?. You all on the cusp or something?" `e said, "Nah Jim. It`s the Mayan calender. Its finishes on the 21st. We`re all for the chop tomorrow. I assume I get a free ride?" I said, " Look `ere Jupe. First you pay for the fare, and second, all that happened in South America those many years ago was that the geezer writing it down ran out of chalk!!" Whaddam I Like?? |
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21 Dec 12 - 05:33 PM (#3455493) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Joe Offer What's the joke I heard about all the people predicting the end of the world like there's no tomorrow? Now it's cold and windy and rainy, so I'm sure glad we had our solstice bonfire under the stars last night. It was such a lovely evening. I'm off to Sacramento to celebrate my son's adopting a daughter. That makes me a grandfather for the first time! -Joe- |
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21 Dec 12 - 06:37 PM (#3455523) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Murray MacLeod Congratulations on your grandchild, Joe. Just FTR, it's still 21st Dec in Caracol (center of Mayan civilisation) , and will be for the next 6 plus hours, so there is still plenty of time for the comet to hit ... |
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21 Dec 12 - 08:52 PM (#3455584) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: ChanteyLass Congratulations, Joe! That is wonderful! She'll be one lucky girl! Whether or not the planets in our solar system or the stars in our universe are aligned, Happy Winter Solstice, Skarpi and Everyone! |
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21 Dec 12 - 09:27 PM (#3455602) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Crowhugger Happy grandpa-ing, Joe! And happy solstice everyone... |
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22 Dec 12 - 02:40 AM (#3455646) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Haruo 21 minutes to go here. When the world ends on a particular date, at a particular time, does it end in time-zone-sized wedges around the globe until the whole green and blue grapefruit has disappeared? |
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22 Dec 12 - 11:05 AM (#3455780) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: Haruo Since this is not a BS thread, anybody got any good new Solstice songs (or songs about planetary alignments or songs about the Mayan calendars)? |
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22 Dec 12 - 12:32 PM (#3455814) Subject: RE: Solstice on the 21 of December From: GUEST,Tony For many people the end of the Mayan calendar suggested not the end of the world, but rather the end of an old era of trouble and strife and the beginning of a new era of peace and harmony. Turn Of The Century by J Fred Knobloch & Dan Tylor Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Vol. 2" 1989 There'll be flyin' boats and condos with moats Cultivated oceans; floatin' cities in the sky Livin' underneath our bubble; no more toil and trouble Singin' 'bout that sweet old by and by We'll all have lots of money that we won't have to spend You'll be given everything and everyone's your friend Hangin' out together in picture-perfect weather This time 'round the party never ends We won't have no TV preachers to ask how much we gave We won't need no TV preachers; see, by then, we'll all be saved No more fightin' for our country; no child will go hungry We'll be smilin' from the cradle to the grave CHORUS: Hallelujah! I can't wait to see it Hallelujah! Come on and go with me Let me show you just how great life's gonna be At the turn, at the turn of the century |
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12 Jan 22 - 04:24 PM (#4132131) Subject: RE: Solstice folklore From: Felipa a friend sent me a link to some short Jewish Winter Solstice Tales and although we are now between solstices, I thought I'd best share the link now while I have it to hand. https://telshemesh.org/tevet/jewish_winter_solstice_tales.html I read on the homepage that Tel Shemesh means "Hill of the sun" and that it "is a web resource for those who are attempting to integrate Jewish faith and practice with earth-based beliefs and ways of living. Tel Shemesh provides writings, rituals, songs, prayers, and myths that integrate Jewish texts with earth-based images like the Divine feminine and the sacred earth, in order to promote an inclusive vision of a Judaism entwined with nature and with all life." |