August 2024: During the month, daylight and twilight decrease while darkness, the duration, between twilight periods, increases. Summer’s midpoint occurs on August 6th.
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2022: Let’s End the Year-Round Daylight Saving Time Quest
Year-round daylight time is not needed. Year-round standard time with local communities making their own decisions about the placement of the clock’s hour hand is a better choice than the late sunrises that daylight time creates. Year-round or not, a different approach may yield better results.
2021, June 16, Sidewalk Solar System
June 16, 2021: A summer project is to build a sidewalk solar system model. The scale uses the sun’s size as the size of a basketball. Earth’s distance is 88 feet.
2021, February: A Stellar Sampler, Winter’s Stars
During the early evening hours of winter, the stars that shine from the southern sky are a sampler of the sky’s brightest stars.