Re: Fwd: Aurora, the beginning of the arrival of Dawn

2015-06-11 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Richard-- Thanks; that's in agreement with how we all perceive summer and winter. I'd say that the astronomers and the newscasters and radio-personalities should listen to the meteorologists. Thanks again Michael Ossipoff 26N, 80W On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Richard Mallett

Re: Fwd: Aurora, the beginning of the arrival of Dawn

2015-06-11 Thread Karl Billeter
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:21:19AM -0400, Michael Ossipoff wrote: ... Yes, by the way, I agree with the Australian designation for when summer and winter begin: Although see Sprinter and Sprummer / Australia's Changing Seasons - Timothy Entwisle http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/7221.htm :)

Fwd: Aurora, the beginning of the arrival of Dawn

2015-06-11 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Anne-- Thanks for your reply. On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 4:26 AM, Bruvold Anne anne.bruv...@nordnorsk.vitensenter.no wrote: Just a comment from the far north on Dawn and Aurora: Aurora is the name of the light at dawn. Yes, an edition of the Houghton Mifflin Dictionary gives these

Fwd: Aurora, the beginning of the arrival of Dawn

2015-06-11 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Hi John-- As I was saying in my reply to Anne, I'd trade places with residents of Australia or Europe, in a New York minute. Yes, by the way, I agree with the Australian designation for when summer and winter begin: Here, it's obvious that summer arrives with June, especially in the parts of

Re: Fwd: Aurora, the beginning of the arrival of Dawn

2015-06-11 Thread Richard Mallett
On 11/06/2015 16:21, Michael Ossipoff wrote: Hi John-- As I was saying in my reply to Anne, I'd trade places with residents of Australia or Europe, in a New York minute. Yes, by the way, I agree with the Australian designation for when summer and winter begin: Here, it's obvious that