
Part 2 of Duncan Lunan’s series looking at Solstice and equinoxes – the Moon and planets
Part 2 of Duncan Lunan’s series looking at Solstice and equinoxes – the Moon and planets
“Wind blows through the Ring of Brodgar”
“The plane of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun is the Ecliptic, the center line of the Zodiac, and the Earth’s axis is inclined to it by 23.5 degrees”
“The Vernal Equinox, where the Sun crosses the equator on its way north in spring, moves steadily along the Ecliptic (the plane of the Earth’s orbit, projected on to the sky) from year to year “
“For me, a sure sign that the year has turned is when the Devil’s Bit Scabious flowers – brightening the track to the Bay with its vivid blue “