"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 29/4/07 07:29, in article , "Col"
The British weather changes frequently, as does the moon.
It's not surprising that they are seen to change together, especially
if you are looking for it. But you probably won't notice it if the
weather changes if the moon hasn't. It's just coincidence.
As for the equinoxes, well that's just anpurely astronomical
phenomenon as the sun appears to move from the Northern
to Southern hemisphere, or vice versa. Such a transition cannot
possibly affect the weather.
And yet people who sail will often notice a change in the weather during
the
equinox - equinoctial gales are infamous. I don't have any explanation
for
it, I've simply observed it many times. It's a bit like labour ward staff
who remark that there's a sudden influx of women in labour around the time
of the full moon - but that's a form of propagation that's OT for urg! ;-)
There is likely to be a generral change in the couple of weeks
around the autumn equinox to cooler and more unsetled conditions.
However that's just because autumn is coming on.
Nothing special happens specifically on the day of the equinox just
because the sun happens to have moved south of the equator.
Col