'Peter Pan' gardens have solstice alignments

[Still Waters]

The pathways of the "Peter Pan" gardens in front of Kensington Palace in London were designed to align with the rising sun during the summer and winter solstices, a researcher had found.

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, a physics professor at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy, discovered the alignments using a combination of satellite imagery and astronomical software.

British monarchs have used Kensington Palace as a residence since 1689; today, it's home to Prince William, his wife, Catherine Middleton, and their children, as well as Prince Harry and several other members of the royal family. 

http://www.livescience.com/58706-solstice-alignments-discovered-peter-pan-gardens.html

[Black Monk]

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte live in the four-storey, 20-room Apartment 1A within the palace, formerly the residence of Princess Margaret, the Queen's late sister.

Until recently, the Chief of the Defence Staff also lived in a part of the palace.

Edited April 20, 2017 by Black Monk

[taniwha]

Wherever you live the solstice will reach you, there's no escaping it... 

[Black Monk]

4 minutes ago, taniwha said:

Wherever you live the solstice will reach you, there's no escaping it... 

Unless you live in the polar regions, of course.

[taniwha]

9 minutes ago, Black Monk said:

Unless you live in the polar regions, of course.

Well I'm not gonna bother checking but I'm pretty sure even the polar regions will have a shortest and longest day 

[Black Monk]

On 20/04/2017 at 0:56 PM, taniwha said:

Well I'm not gonna bother checking but I'm pretty sure even the polar regions will have a shortest and longest day 

Not really. The poles experience either six months of continuous darkness or six months of continuous daylight.

Edited April 22, 2017 by Black Monk

[SHaYap]

WHich brings up the question ... what in the world was Polar Bear T-Rex doing there ...

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