Hylander Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Apparently they are celebrating the Winter Solstice at The Locks Pub Geldeston this morning at 10.44. Why 10.44 I dont know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfurbank Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Today is the shortest day at 7hrs49mins for London. The solstice happens today at 10:44am, which is why The Locks are celebrating it then. It is the point where the Sun is at its furthest from the "celestial equator" The projection of the Earths equator onto the sky. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, Hylander said: Apparently they are celebrating the Winter Solstice at The Locks Pub Geldeston this morning at 10.44. Why 10.44 I dont know. Bugger, I missed it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound2Please Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 7 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: Bugger, I missed it! I blinked so I did as well Peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 So did I, no windows in this lab.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjg1677 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 yahoo, does that mean the nights now start to draw out again...?? let the countdown to the new season begin !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 To put it in simple english, it is when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is at its lowest. That point was at 10.44am. What would we do without Wikipedia?!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, tjg1677 said: yahoo, does that mean the nights now start to draw out again...?? let the countdown to the new season begin !! Yes but I don't suppose we'll notice it for a while yet. The shortest day/winter solstice also marks the start of winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfurbank Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, vanessan said: Yes but I don't suppose we'll notice it for a while yet. The shortest day/winter solstice also marks the start of winter. That would be the Astronomical Winter then The Metrological one started on the 1st December 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Now, was 10:44 Grenwich mean time, or BST, well got to be GMT thinking about it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Zulu Time? You'd have to ex miltary to know what that means.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 21st December...Uncle Albert's wedding anniversary...longest night. That's military planning is that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 50 minutes ago, TheQ said: Zulu Time? I'm still on Alpha down here. And it's going to be another nice, clear, sunny day folks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 My wife keeps telling me I'm on borrowed!!! not sure what she means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 57 minutes ago, TheQ said: Zulu Time? You'd have to ex miltary to know what that means.. Or have Google... Every day's a learning day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 16 minutes ago, JanetAnne said: Or have Google... Every day's a learning day Or just be a smartie pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 we're being told to batten down in preparation for a severe storm that's on it's way which has been named Barbara. that'd be right.my mother's name was Barbara and she could start a row in an empty field! Carole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Barbara is on the edge of arriving here on the broads looking at Xcweather, but we should only get just under 50mph winds. Weybourne is gusting 33mph at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quo vadis Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 6 hours ago, TheQ said: Zulu Time? You'd have to ex miltary to know what that means.. Or stupid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Given that "Zulu" has one more letter than "GMT" but means exactly the same thing, I find myself wondering if this isn't yet another example of Europe trying to belittle the UK. Brits (or anyone else who holds the Union Flag in esteem) should use the term GMT whenever and wherever possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Oh dear ! NOTHING to do with the EU . The different time zones each have a letter designation. Except there is no "I" or "O". The GMT zone has the letter "Z". For which the standard communications word for is ZULU. (As in Alpha, Bravo, etc.) Zulu time and Greenwich Mean Time are the exact same thing. As is typical of the military, it coined its own term. Since Greenwich is the site of the "zero meridian," they called GMT "Zero Time" or simply "Z- Time." In the phonetic alphabet that the flyers of the time used to make themselves understood on their radios, "Z" became "Zebra." When the alphabet was changed, the call sign became "Zulu." Clarification: They are not *exactly* the same thing. Zulu time does not shift with daylight savings time. It is a constant time that the military uses and in fact coined a term for. They did not just call GMT by a new name, they created a new standard time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Poppy said: When the alphabet was changed They've changed the alphabet Pops? Now you tell me, I thort eyed gon disleksick an all theez red leinz undur me wurdz ment eyed ad a nuver stroke innit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Timbo said: They've changed the alphabet Pops? Now you tell me, I thort eyed gon disleksick an all theez red leinz undur me wurdz ment eyed ad a nuver stroke innit! The phonetic alphabet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Poppy said: The phonetic alphabet Oh no! You mean I can't answer the phone and say 'Ahoy' any more? It's no wonder 'Dave' in Mumbai has trouble sorting out my BT bill if they've changed the way you talk on the phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 It is the letter, not its phonetic word, which is sent in naval signals and this is why they use it in a date time group (DTG). This message, for instance, has a DTG of 24 0830Z DEC. Warships normally keep Zulu time wherever they are in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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