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OK, Rod,
I need an anwser.
I'm confused about seasons south of the equator.
Simplified:
I know its the warm season, but
Is it winter down there or summer?
Full text:
Thus the question is technically
is Summer the "warm season" when the earth is tilted toward the sun more, or is it absolute ie. between Jun 21 and Sept 21? (what we call Summer Solstice and atumnal equinox)
In the same line is it winter when its cold or is it winter when its between
Dec 21 and March 21?(what we call winter solstice and Vernal equinox).
If its the second definition then the summer solstice and the winter solstice are swapped when you go northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere?
Dictionaries say this:
1.the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. 2.the period comprising the months of June, July, and August in the U.S., and from the middle of May to the middle of August in Great Britain. 3.a period of hot, usually sunny weather: We had no real summer last year. 4.the hotter half of the year (opposed to winter): They spend the summers in New Hampshire and the winters in Florida.
But its confusing. definition 4 agrees with my first guess, but definition 1 seems to be circular in that summer and winter are defined in terms of the winter and summer solstice which is self-defining then.
Still A little ambiguous to me. Is it Calendar-based or astronomically-based?
I need an anwser.
I'm confused about seasons south of the equator.
Simplified:
I know its the warm season, but
Is it winter down there or summer?
Full text:
Thus the question is technically
is Summer the "warm season" when the earth is tilted toward the sun more, or is it absolute ie. between Jun 21 and Sept 21? (what we call Summer Solstice and atumnal equinox)
In the same line is it winter when its cold or is it winter when its between
Dec 21 and March 21?(what we call winter solstice and Vernal equinox).
If its the second definition then the summer solstice and the winter solstice are swapped when you go northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere?
Dictionaries say this:
1.the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. 2.the period comprising the months of June, July, and August in the U.S., and from the middle of May to the middle of August in Great Britain. 3.a period of hot, usually sunny weather: We had no real summer last year. 4.the hotter half of the year (opposed to winter): They spend the summers in New Hampshire and the winters in Florida.
But its confusing. definition 4 agrees with my first guess, but definition 1 seems to be circular in that summer and winter are defined in terms of the winter and summer solstice which is self-defining then.
Still A little ambiguous to me. Is it Calendar-based or astronomically-based?
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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