THE LABBACALLEE
EQUINOX
The Equinox fell on the 20th March 2014 at 16.57 hours.
It was a blustery day; squalls of wind and rain followed bursts of sunshine.
This was the view at 16.51 hours.
I photographed as I crouched in the inner chamber. Light streamed through either side of a standing stone in the front of the tomb.
THE DOT BEAM
The photogaph below is my favourite photograph because it shows the dot beam.
I almost missed this amazing aspect of the equinox. This photo was taken in the tomb with my back to the sun.
THE DOT THAT MARKS THE TENTH DEGREE
Can you spot a tiny dot of light in the centre of the pinnacle of stones holding up the capstone. This dot of light came over a side stone holding up the capstone and it skimmed the undercarriage of the capstone. I didn't notice it initially so I don't know how long it lasted.
I initially chose to radiate lines out from Labbacallee at a twenty degree angle because the wedge walls meet at a 20 degree point. This led to a series of remarkable results.
A child suggested that I radiate the lines at ten degrees. This also produces remarkable results.(See Labbacallee Lines section)
The dot beam seems to confirm and validate the child's suggestion, as it divides the tomb on the tenth degree. I wonder did this dot beam originally strike the back wall before the pinnacle of stones was erected.
Can you spot a tiny dot of light in the centre of the pinnacle of stones holding up the capstone. This dot of light came over a side stone holding up the capstone and it skimmed the undercarriage of the capstone. I didn't notice it initially so I don't know how long it lasted.
I initially chose to radiate lines out from Labbacallee at a twenty degree angle because the wedge walls meet at a 20 degree point. This led to a series of remarkable results.
A child suggested that I radiate the lines at ten degrees. This also produces remarkable results.(See Labbacallee Lines section)
The dot beam seems to confirm and validate the child's suggestion, as it divides the tomb on the tenth degree. I wonder did this dot beam originally strike the back wall before the pinnacle of stones was erected.
I'm putting this photograph in for Michael Wilson!
This is where the sun was shining at 16.57 hours. I was standing behind the sentinel stone . As I couldn't look straight at the sun,I slipped my camera around the corner of the stone and shot the photo.
At 18.15 hours as I sat on the capstone, the sun was beginning to set over the third tree down the avenue from the house!
This is where the sun was shining at 16.57 hours. I was standing behind the sentinel stone . As I couldn't look straight at the sun,I slipped my camera around the corner of the stone and shot the photo.
At 18.15 hours as I sat on the capstone, the sun was beginning to set over the third tree down the avenue from the house!
During an equinox, the Earth's North and South poles are not tilted toward or away from the Sun and the length of the day is the same at all points on the Earth's surface
An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the plane of the Earth's equator passes the center of the Sun. At this time the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, night and day are about equal length.
Wikipedia- see exact dates of equinox for the next few years
An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the plane of the Earth's equator passes the center of the Sun. At this time the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, night and day are about equal length.
Wikipedia- see exact dates of equinox for the next few years