If we need to tie this to some astronomical event, the Delta Aquarids meteor shower will peak 28-29 July. It's visible from the Southern Hemisphere and maybe some southern latitudes of the Northern one. So not everyone will submit pictures of meteors. Otherwise Brian should pick a day he likes, or postpone until autumn.
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 5:28 AM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting Rick Womer <[email protected]>: > >> In the days of yore, when I had hair and we last had a "Synchronicity" >> PUG, it featured photos taken within a day or two of the equinox. >> >> If that is the case this time, the closing date is July 30 rather than >> September 30; and that the relevant equinox is the vernal one (June 21). >> >> Brian, am I correct? > > > > That's what I get for not proof reading messages before sending. > > The closing date for each PUG is the last day of the preceding month - so > for August, it should have read 31 July. > > I'm afraid I'm guilty of not giving sufficient consideration and advance > notice to this theme. No excuses, I'm a dolt... > > The first Synchronicity theme was in October 1998 and the idea then was for > PDMLers to all take a picture at more or less the same time. The equinox > was adopted as the reference date for taking the pictures. > > Given that the June equinox has passed, it would be too restrictive to adopt > that for our August PUG. So there are two options: > > * Defer this theme until October or November, using the September equinox as > the reference. > > * Adopt a specific time and date this month. > > Your thoughts?? > > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
