> > On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a picture of Greenwich at 4.25pm today. The market > building is on > > the left of shot, with Shepherd Neame painted along the top > of the pub. > > > > http://www.web-options.com/L1030148.jpg > > > > Normally on a Saturday this scene is absolutely heaving > with people and > > traffic, but today it's been very quiet, mild and pleasant. > Presumably all > > the tourists are back home for Christmas, and all the > locals have run out of > > money. > > Looking in on this late, but it's a quite a lovely shot! > Where's the Meridian? >
Thanks Frank. The Meridian's running right round the middle of the earth. If I look out of my window I can see the laser beam that's projected along it from the Royal Observatory, but it doesn't run through that picture. If you put yourself in my shoes vis a vis the picture, then the Cutty Sark is on your left about 10 yards away, and the meridian is about 300-400 yards to the left of that. The camera is pointing roughly due south. If you look on this map I'm standing just past the final 't' of Thames St. and the meridian runs roughly through the end of the little street called Hoskins Street, close to the river. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=cutty%20sark%20gardens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&s a=N&tab=wl Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
