[Rockhounds] Lahaina Noon

[Axel Emmermann]

Hi Kitty,

when we were there to observe the phenomenon in person, we were pretty impressed by something that sounds so trivial.
You actually have to bend over to produce a shadow. Something we 're not used to. Missing a shadow is something that is surprisingly noticeable... It was one of my first obeservations  (what a wonderful typo... I'm going to leave it there since I gained some weight during our Belgian lockdown. Any more weight gain and I'll behave like Mauna Loa and make a dent in the earth's crust.) during a midday stroll near Honolulu.

The rocks that I gave you may not have cast shadows at noon, but one of them did a nice trick. Remember? The puddle?

Aloha
Axel 

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Van: Rockhounds <rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com> Namens Kitty
Verzonden: maandag 18 mei 2020 10:09
Aan: Rockhound List <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
Onderwerp: [Rockhounds] Lahaina Noon

I don't know how this relates to rocks, but It may to interest scientific minds.  Monday the 18th is  Lahaina Noon in Hilo.  For those interested look it up on the web or check out the links below.

According to the Bishop Museum
<https://www.bishopmuseum.org/astronomy-resources/>, this phenomenon only occurs in the tropics; the Sun is never directly overhead in any other part of the planet.

Maybe rocks cast no shadow on Lahaina Noon that makes it relevant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon

Aloha, Kitty


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