Re: Summer/winter film speeds

[Dan Cardish <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Earth's perihelion, or closest approach to the Sun, occurs on or about
January 4th each year.  And I think this occurs pretty well for everyone on
the planet, not just those in the Northern hemisphere!

Dan C.

At 08:27 PM 23-07-00 EDT, PeteScherm@xxxxxxx wrote:
>In a message dated 7/23/00 7:58:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>owner-infrared-digest@xxxxx writes:
>
><< There is stronger IR light during the summer, simply because of the 
> fact that you are closer to the light source-the sun. >>
>
>That's true, if you are in Argentina.  But in the Northern hemisphere, the 
>earth is closest to the sun in the wintertime.  The colder temperatures are 
>partly due to the more indirect angle of the sun, not its distance from
earth.
>
>
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