On Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 12:09 PM, Robin
<mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In the US, you sometimes get an "Indian Summer" around this time of year. So
> do we in Australia.
> That's strange because the seasons here are reversed.
> IOW it happens to the whole planet at the same time of year. What happens on
> an annual basis? We go around the Sun. So
> maybe there is a particular spot on the Sun that radiates more than
> elsewhere, and we just go past it around this time
> of year?
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin van Spaandonk
>
Hello, Robin
Unless I'm misinterpreting, you are saying that your "Indian Summer" happens in
the Australian spring in order to be simultaneous with the American equivalent
in the autumn.
The sun itself rotates at approximately once every 30 days, depending on the
solar latitude. So there is no hot spot to be exposed toward the earth at any
given time. Indian summer is a cultural interpretation of nice warm weather in
the autumn. Why it should be associated with native Americans I'm not sure.
M.
