Greetings, fellow dialists,
An old shipmate asked me if the date of the start of winter at Scott's
Hut in Antarctica in 1911 could be found. I at once thought of those
wise people, the sundial group! He needs the sun's declination for any
single date close to 20 April 1911. He knows the latitude of the hut and
can easily work from there.
Seems he has found two declared dates for the onset of winter in that
month in historical accounts and they don't agree. Presumably,
disregarding small corrections for dip and refraction, winter starts
when the sun's centre reaches no higher than the horizon. This is the
value he wants.
The recent BBC programme on the conservation of Scott's Hut and its
contents was very good.
Frank 55N 1W
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