Steve, I have tried to make a short (?) calculation to find the instant of the 2003 Summer solstice (at the South Pole) and I have found that the Sun' Declination remains practically constant, with a change less than to 0.05", for around 3 hours.
I think that a bottle would be really necessary to wait that noon "instant" passes. I have also thought to dawn and sunset, but also in this case. the times become very, very long. The disk of the Sun takes around 32h 45m to climb above the horizon! However, since here in Italy the heat is really stifling from more than 15 days, a trip to the NorthPole could be very pleasing :-) Gianni Ferrari 44° 39' N 10° 55' E Mailto : [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
