Yep, I support this proposal.  I aim to start submitting to the PUG!  Cheers, 
Christine


On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Richard Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just looked it up: the "Precession of the Equinoxes" (to quote
> Kipling) is September 22 at 10:29 P.M. EDT, which is a Monday.
> 
> I suggest a 24hour window on either side for the benefit of those of
> us with very busy schedules.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rick
> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Brian Walters <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> 
> wrote:
>> Quoting Matthew Hunt <m...@pobox.com>:
>> 
>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Raise the bar, make it the same day as the Equinox.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Note that will be a different day depending on where you live. For
>>> example, the 2014 September equinox is at 02:29 UT on September 23, so
>>> that would make it September 23 for Europe/Australia but September 22
>>> for the Americas.
>>> 
>>> (If we're doing a 24 hour period, my own preference would be +/- 12
>>> hours from the actual time of the equinox, rather than a calendar
>>> date, but I have a feeling we're getting a little too complex here...)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Maybe not.  The first Synchronicity theme in 1998 required photos to be
>> taken at the actual time of the equinox. The next Synchronicity theme in
>> 1999 allowed for a 2 hour window around UT.  So +/- 12 hours doesn't seem
>> too restrictive.
>> 
>> It's easy to find out the time of the equinox at various locations and then
>> work out the local 'window of opportunity' - eg the website below lists the
>> time of the equinox at various cities worldwide:
>> 
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?continent=namerica&iso=20140923T0229&msg=September%20Equinox%202014
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/pmmh9qp
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Brian Walters
>> Western Sydney Australia
>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
>> 
>> 
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