Day 178
Moon over Tollesbury
Thursday 15th December
The moon has been so bright recently and today it's just past full but still like a headlamp in the sky. Such a bright moon seems to illuminate the landscape here as if it's sole purpose is to light up Tollesbury.
I found out this week that we are apparently closer to the sun at this time of year, even though it's winter. I know it sounds entirely counter intuitive but there you have it. It's all about the daylight hours and the tilt of the earth in the winter; the suns rays hit us at a very shallow angle and have to pass through more of the atmosphere, weakening them before they get the chance to warm us up.
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