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Cars and Coffee continued from page 6 affecting the way we see sunlight.
But why do simple when you can do complex? Ergo, depending on your point of view, if you're a
Ast ronomical Summer starts on the date of the meteorological person, summer is already over but
summer solstice, which comes later in June but can if you're an astronomical person, there is still one
vary slightly from year to year. In 2022, the summer more Cars and Coffee in the summer of 2022,
solstice fell on Tuesday 21 June and that just happening on September 17th.
happened to be the same day as the beginning of
One thing we do know, Allan Satterfield (below)
summer in 2021. However, it can occur on any date
turned out with his 1959 big Healey at the
between the 20th and 22nd of the month, although
beginning of the season, brought his car to the
21 June is the most common date for it to occur.
meterological last Car and Coffee of the summer,
The astronomical summer lasts until another and will be on hand to be a chauffeur at the
changeable date, the autumnal equinox - -which astronomical last drive of the summer. He has
this year lands on Friday, 23 September. Equinoxes volunteered to take part in the club's birthday
take their name from the Latin for equal night and drive on September 10th for a very special lady
mark the moment when the earth's equator passes who once owned a big Healey herself and wanted
directly through the center of the sun's path. The to celebrate her 85th remembering those great
Autumn equinox means that the planet should get drives from her past. For complete information on
12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness on that drive go to the Events page in this newsletter
this day, although this is complicated somewhat by on page 44.
the Earth?s atmosphere and weather conditions

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