Summer solstice is, indeed, the correct term; that's what I get for emailing right before bedtime!
I think the scheduled PUG should go forward, with eligible photos taken within 3 days of the summer solstice (3 days before solstice day + solstice day + 3 days after = a 7 day "window"). Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Attila Boros <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
