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Old October 2nd 18, 08:51 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Polar sunrise time 2018

Obviously the glare of the Sun is the reason they have turned the camera to the ground as it is low to the horizon presently after Polar sunrise a few weeks ago -

https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm

The Sun also stays in view constantly, weather permitting, as per the Polar day/night cycle so only next March on the Equinox will the description change -

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/antarctica/south-pole


Let the theorists chant away about their own concerns, researching the new approach to the seasons via the Polar day/night cycle and its rotational cause should entertain those who are interested in climate or indeed the human rhythm of the annual cycle in addition to the cicadian rhythm of the daily cycle.

The Western islands of Europe celebrated the annual cycle in terms of the light half/dark half of the year as May 1st and November 1st respectively but while Ireland retained the context of Samhain/Bealtaine, the English only retained May Day due to the intervention of Cromwell or shifted their ancient marker of Halloween for the dark half of the year to the political Guy Fawkes night -

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureU...-Celebrations/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night


No doubt the empiricists will take satisfaction how an ancient festival signifying an annual cycle was politicised or obscured but as the darkness draws in, days get cooler and nature goes dormant before the eyes of people, the natural decay which has a sadness to it is lost until nature springs back to life in 6 months and with it the spirit of people.