Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Vernal equinox, spring in in a couple of hours and 4 minutes 1:48 AM Eastern Standard Time. The Jews, Chinese, Christians all have their own ideas of when the year starts and ends and what number we're on but to me its the first day of spring. And I have mine. I saw on the internet this week the Iranians might be the only ones who agree with me if I read that right. We have an Iranian on the LUG now so maybe he'll set that straight. In any regards I'm looking forward to a terrific year 2525 I think I'll number it. Not the shortest or the longest day of the year but the one right in the middle I think. What they'll tell you is its when the sun goes up directly in the east and sets in the due west. As on other days it a bit off. This helps of you live on this crazy island of Manhattan which is set on 45 degree angle but all the maps make you think its straight up and down. 1/1/2525 Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com