Entries from Royal Observatory, Greenwich tagged with 'christmas'
We wish you a merry solstice!
20 December 2011 - At 23.38 UTC (GMT) tomorrow, 21 December, the solstice will occur when the poles of the Earth align with the Sun. In the Northern hemisphere, the North pole will point directly away from the Sun (the...
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Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on December 20, 2010 10:12 AM
Star of wonder, star of night...?
It's a seasonal staple of carols, Christmas cards and nativity plays but what was the Star of Bethlehem? Astronomical fact or pious fiction, theological symbolism or astrological sign, or simply an inexplicable supernatural event? The truth is of course that...
Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on December 15, 2010 4:30 PM
Wishing everyone a very happy Solstice!
It's the winter solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere!
Posted by Dr Darren Baskill (ROG Astronomer) on December 21, 2008 7:28 PM
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