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    From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Aug 24 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Phenology
    The study of natural periodic events in the life-cycle of plants
    (and animals).

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    --- up 2 weeks, 11 hours, 17 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Aug 25 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Pareidolia
    The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random -- like the Man in the Moon or animals in cloud formations or religious images in tortillas.

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    --- up 10 hours, 49 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Aug 26 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cumulonimbus cloud
    Large, dark, vertical cloud with bulging top that brings showers, thunder,
    and lightning.

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    --- up 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Aug 27 07:30:04 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cumulus cloud
    Fair-weather cloud with flat base and domeshaped top.

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    --- up 1 day, 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Aug 28 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Nimbostratus cloud
    Dark, shapeless cloud layer containing rain, snow, and ice pellets.

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    --- up 2 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Aug 29 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Stratocumulus cloud
    Rounded cloud mass that forms on top of a layer.

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    --- up 3 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Aug 30 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Stratus cloud
    Thin, gray sheet-like cloud with low base; may bring drizzle or snow.

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    --- up 4 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Aug 31 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Altostratus cloud
    Grayish or bluish layer of clouds that can obscure the Sun.

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    --- up 5 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Sep 1 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Altocumulus cloud
    Gray or white layer of patches of solid cloud with rounded shapes.

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    --- up 6 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Sep 2 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cirrostratus cloud
    Thin white cloud that resembles veils.

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    --- up 1 week, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Sep 3 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cirrocumulus cloud
    Thin cloud that appears as small "cotton patches."

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    --- up 1 week, 1 day, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Sep 4 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cirrus cloud
    Thin feather-like crystal cloud.

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    --- up 2 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Sep 5 07:30:24 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Friggatriskaidekaphobia
    The fear of Friday the 13th.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Light rain, mist +16C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Sep 6 07:30:44 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Span
    9 inches; derived from the distance between the end of the thumb and the end
    of the little finger when both are outstretched.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +17C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Sep 7 07:30:04 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Pica
    1/6 inch; used in printing for measuring column width, etc.

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    --- up 3 days, 2 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Sep 8 07:30:16 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cubit
    18 inches; derived from distance between elbow and tip of middle finger.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +15C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Sep 9 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Hogshead
    1 hogshead=63 gallons

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Shallow fog +13C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Sep 10 07:30:32 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Chain
    1 chain=100 links=22 yards

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +17C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Sep 11 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Fathom
    1 fathom=2 yards=6 feet

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +18C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Sep 12 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    League
    1 league=3miles=24 furlongs

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Fog +19C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Sep 13 07:30:20 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Furlong
    1 furlong=1/8 mile=660 feet=220 yards

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Sep 14 07:30:26 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Vanishing Tide
    A mixed tide of considerable inequality in the two highs and two lows, so that the lower high (or higher low) may become indistinct or appear to vanish.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Sep 15 07:31:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Syzygy
    The nearly straight-line configuration that occurs twice a month, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction (on the same side of Earth at the new Moon)
    and when they are in opposition (on opposite sides of Earth at the full Moon). In both cases, the gravitational effects of the Sun and the Moon reinforce
    each other, and tidal range is increased.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +8C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Sep 16 07:30:40 2022
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    Spring Tide
    A tide of increased range that occurs at times of syzygy each month. Named not for the season of spring but from the German springen ("to leap up"), a spring tide also brings a lower low water.

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    --- Sorry, we are running out of queries to the weather service at the moment.
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Sep 17 07:30:12 2022
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    Semidiurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water every half day. East Coast tides, for example, are semidiurnal, with two highs and two lows during a tidal day
    of approximately 24 hours.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +14C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Sep 18 07:30:16 2022
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    Perigean Tide
    A monthly tide of increased range that occurs when the Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +19C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Sep 19 07:30:10 2022
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    Neap Tide
    A tide of decreased range that occurs twice a month, when the Moon is in quadrature (during its first and last quarters, when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +20C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Sep 20 07:30:42 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Diurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water in a tidal day of approximately
    24 hours.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Fog +12C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Sep 21 07:30:26 2022
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    Apogean Tide
    A monthly tide of decreased range that occurs when the Moon is at apogee (farthest from Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +17C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Sep 22 07:30:18 2022
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    Halcyon Days
    About 14 days of calm weather follows the blustery winds of autumn's end. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed them to occur around the time of the winter solstice, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was brooding. In a nest floating on the sea, the bird was said to have charmed the wind and waves so that the waters were especially calm during this period.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +12C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Sep 23 07:30:18 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cat Nights
    This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. An old Irish legend says that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time, August 17, she couldn't change back, hence the saying: "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +2C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Sep 24 07:30:12 2022
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    Dog Days
    These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Sep 25 07:30:04 2022
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    Cornscateous Air
    First used by the old almanac makers, this term signifies warm, damp air. Though it signals ideal climatic conditions for growing corn, it also poses a danger to those affected by asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory problems.

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    --- up 1 day, 10 hours, 16 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Sep 26 07:30:10 2022
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    Midsummer Day
    June 24. Although it occurs near the summer solstice, to the farmer this day
    is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvest
    and an occasion for festivity. The English church considered it a "Quarter Day," one of the four major divisions of the liturgical year. It also marks
    the feast day of St. John the Baptist.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +9C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Sep 27 07:31:02 2022
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    Three Chilly Saints
    Mamertus, Pancras, and Gervais were three early Christian saints. Because
    their feast days, on May 11, 12, and 13, respectively, are traditionally cold, they have come to be known as the Three Chilly Saints. An old French saying goes: "St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Gervais do not pass without
    a frost."

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Sep 28 07:30:16 2022
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    Plough Monday
    The first Monday after Epiphany and Plough Sunday was so called because it was the day that men returned to their plough, or daily work, at the end of the Christmas holiday. It was customary for farm laborers to draw a plough through the village, soliciting money for a "plough-light," which was kept burning in the parish church all year. In some areas, the custom of blessing the plough
    is maintained.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Sep 29 07:30:12 2022
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    Sunrise/Sunset
    The visible rising and setting of the Sun's upper limb across the unobstructed horizon of an observer whose eyes are 15 feet above ground level.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +9C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Sep 30 07:30:16 2022
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    Sun Fast/Slow
    When a sundial reading is behind (slow) or ahead of (fast) clock time.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Feb 6 08:05:02 2023
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    Pareidolia
    The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random -- like the Man in the Moon or animals in cloud formations or religious images in tortillas.

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    https://www.almanac.com


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Feb 7 08:05:02 2023
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    Cumulonimbus cloud
    Large, dark, vertical cloud with bulging top that brings showers, thunder,
    and lightning.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Feb 8 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cumulus cloud
    Fair-weather cloud with flat base and domeshaped top.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Feb 9 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Nimbostratus cloud
    Dark, shapeless cloud layer containing rain, snow, and ice pellets.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Feb 10 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Stratocumulus cloud
    Rounded cloud mass that forms on top of a layer.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Feb 11 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Stratus cloud
    Thin, gray sheet-like cloud with low base; may bring drizzle or snow.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Feb 12 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Altostratus cloud
    Grayish or bluish layer of clouds that can obscure the Sun.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Feb 13 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Altocumulus cloud
    Gray or white layer of patches of solid cloud with rounded shapes.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Feb 14 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cirrostratus cloud
    Thin white cloud that resembles veils.

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    https://www.almanac.com


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Feb 15 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cirrocumulus cloud
    Thin cloud that appears as small "cotton patches."

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Feb 16 08:05:02 2023
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    Cirrus cloud
    Thin feather-like crystal cloud.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Feb 17 08:05:03 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Friggatriskaidekaphobia
    The fear of Friday the 13th.

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    https://www.almanac.com


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Feb 18 08:05:02 2023
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    Span
    9 inches; derived from the distance between the end of the thumb and the end
    of the little finger when both are outstretched.

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms | bbs.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Feb 19 08:06:32 2023
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    Pica
    1/6 inch; used in printing for measuring column width, etc.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Feb 20 08:05:02 2023
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    Cubit
    18 inches; derived from distance between elbow and tip of middle finger.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Feb 21 08:05:02 2023
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    Hogshead
    1 hogshead=63 gallons

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Feb 22 08:05:02 2023
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    Chain
    1 chain=100 links=22 yards

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Feb 23 08:05:02 2023
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    Fathom
    1 fathom=2 yards=6 feet

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Feb 24 08:05:02 2023
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    League
    1 league=3miles=24 furlongs

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Feb 25 08:05:02 2023
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    Furlong
    1 furlong=1/8 mile=660 feet=220 yards

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Feb 26 08:05:02 2023
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    Vanishing Tide
    A mixed tide of considerable inequality in the two highs and two lows, so that the lower high (or higher low) may become indistinct or appear to vanish.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Feb 27 08:05:03 2023
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    Syzygy
    The nearly straight-line configuration that occurs twice a month, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction (on the same side of Earth at the new Moon)
    and when they are in opposition (on opposite sides of Earth at the full Moon). In both cases, the gravitational effects of the Sun and the Moon reinforce
    each other, and tidal range is increased.

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    Spring Tide
    A tide of increased range that occurs at times of syzygy each month. Named not for the season of spring but from the German springen ("to leap up"), a spring tide also brings a lower low water.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Mar 1 08:05:02 2023
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    Semidiurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water every half day. East Coast tides, for example, are semidiurnal, with two highs and two lows during a tidal day
    of approximately 24 hours.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Mar 2 08:05:02 2023
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    Perigean Tide
    A monthly tide of increased range that occurs when the Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth).

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Mar 3 08:05:02 2023
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    Neap Tide
    A tide of decreased range that occurs twice a month, when the Moon is in quadrature (during its first and last quarters, when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth).

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Mar 4 08:05:02 2023
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    Diurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water in a tidal day of approximately
    24 hours.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Mar 5 08:05:02 2023
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    Apogean Tide
    A monthly tide of decreased range that occurs when the Moon is at apogee (farthest from Earth).

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Mar 6 08:05:03 2023
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    Halcyon Days
    About 14 days of calm weather follows the blustery winds of autumn's end. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed them to occur around the time of the winter solstice, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was brooding. In a nest floating on the sea, the bird was said to have charmed the wind and waves so that the waters were especially calm during this period.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Mar 7 08:05:02 2023
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    Cat Nights
    This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. An old Irish legend says that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time, August 17, she couldn't change back, hence the saying: "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Mar 8 08:05:02 2023
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    Dog Days
    These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Mar 9 08:05:01 2023
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    Cornscateous Air
    First used by the old almanac makers, this term signifies warm, damp air. Though it signals ideal climatic conditions for growing corn, it also poses a danger to those affected by asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory problems.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Mar 10 08:05:02 2023
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    Midsummer Day
    June 24. Although it occurs near the summer solstice, to the farmer this day
    is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvest
    and an occasion for festivity. The English church considered it a "Quarter Day," one of the four major divisions of the liturgical year. It also marks
    the feast day of St. John the Baptist.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Mar 11 08:05:02 2023
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    Three Chilly Saints
    Mamertus, Pancras, and Gervais were three early Christian saints. Because
    their feast days, on May 11, 12, and 13, respectively, are traditionally cold, they have come to be known as the Three Chilly Saints. An old French saying goes: "St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Gervais do not pass without
    a frost."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Mar 12 08:05:02 2023
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    Plough Monday
    The first Monday after Epiphany and Plough Sunday was so called because it was the day that men returned to their plough, or daily work, at the end of the Christmas holiday. It was customary for farm laborers to draw a plough through the village, soliciting money for a "plough-light," which was kept burning in the parish church all year. In some areas, the custom of blessing the plough
    is maintained.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Mar 13 08:05:02 2023
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    Sunrise/Sunset
    The visible rising and setting of the Sun's upper limb across the unobstructed horizon of an observer whose eyes are 15 feet above ground level.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Mar 14 08:05:02 2023
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    Sun Fast/Slow
    When a sundial reading is behind (slow) or ahead of (fast) clock time.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Mar 15 08:05:02 2023
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    Solar Cycle
    A period of 28 years in the Julian calendar, at the end of which the days of the month return to the same days of the week.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Mar 16 08:06:31 2023
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    Roman indiction
    A number in a 15-year cycle, established January 1, a.d. 313, as a fiscal
    term. Add 3 to any given year in the Christian era and divide by 15; the remainder is the Roman Indiction. If there is no remainder, it is 15.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Mar 17 08:05:02 2023
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    Right ascension
    The celestial longitude of an object in the sky, measured eastward along the celestial equator in hours of time from the vernal equinox; analogous to longitude on Earth.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Mar 18 08:05:02 2023
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    Precession
    The slowly changing position of the stars and equinoxes in the sky resulting from variations in the orientation of Earth's axis.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Mar 19 08:05:02 2023
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    Perihelion
    The point in a planet's orbit that is closest to the Sun.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Mar 20 08:05:02 2023
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    Perigee
    The point in the Moon's orbit that is closest to Earth.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Mar 21 08:05:02 2023
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    Opposition
    The Moon or a planet appears on the opposite side of the sky from the Sun (elongation 180?).

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Mar 22 08:05:02 2023
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    Occultation
    The eclipse of a star or planet by the Moon or another planet.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Mar 23 08:05:02 2023
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    Node
    Either of the two points where a body's orbit intersects the ecliptic. Ascending: The body is moving from south to north of the ecliptic. Descending: The body is moving from north to south of the ecliptic.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Mar 24 08:05:02 2023
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    Moon's place
    Astronomical: The actual position of the Moon within the constellations on the celestial sphere. Astrological: The astrological position of the Moon within the zodiac according to calculations made more than 2,000 years ago. Because
    of precession of the equinoxes and other factors, this is not the Moon's
    actual position in the sky.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Mar 25 08:05:02 2023
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    Moon's phases
    The continually changing appearance of the Moon, caused by the different
    angles at which it is illuminated by the Sun. First Quarter: The right half of the Moon is illuminated, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. Full: The Sun and the Moon are in opposition; the entire disk of the Moon is illuminated as viewed from Earth. Last Quarter: The left half of the Moon is illuminated, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. New: The Sun and the Moon are in conjunction; the entire disk of the Moon is darkened as viewed from Earth.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Mar 26 08:05:02 2023
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    Moonrise/Moonset
    The Moon's rising above or descending below the horizon.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Mar 27 08:05:02 2023
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    Moon rides High/runs Low
    The Moon is highest above or farthest below the celestial equator.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Mar 28 08:05:02 2023
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    Moon on equator
    The Moon is on the celestial equator.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Mar 29 08:05:02 2023
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    Julian period
    A period of 7,980 years beginning January 1, 4713 b.c. Devised in 1583 by Joseph Scaliger, it provides a chronological basis for the study of ancient history. To find the Julian year, add 4,713 to any year.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Mar 30 08:05:02 2023
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    Declination
    The celestial latitude of an object in the sky, measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator; analogous to latitude on Earth.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Mar 31 08:05:02 2023
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    Celestial equator
    The circle around the celestial sphere that is halfway between the celestial poles. It can be thought of as the plane of Earth's equator projected out onto the sphere.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Apr 1 08:06:31 2023
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    Equinox
    When the Sun crosses the celestial equator. This occurs two times each year: Vernal around March 21 and Autumnal around September 23.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Apr 2 08:05:02 2023
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    Dominical letter
    A letter from A to G, denoting Sundays in the ecclesiastical calendar for a given year, determined by the date on which the first Sunday falls. If it
    falls on January 1, the letter (for the year) is A; if it falls on January 2, the letter is B; and so on.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Apr 3 08:05:02 2023
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    Ecliptic
    The apparent annual path of the Sun around the celestial sphere. The plane of the ecliptic is tipped 231/2? from the celestial equator.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Apr 4 08:05:02 2023
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    Solar eclipse
    Earth enters the shadow of the new Moon, which cuts off all or part of the Sun's light. Total: Earth passes through the umbra (central dark part) of the Moon's shadow, resulting in totality for observers within a narrow band on Earth. Annular: The Moon appears silhouetted against the Sun, with a ring of sunlight showing around it. Partial: The Moon blocks only part of the Sun.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Apr 5 08:05:03 2023
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    Morning star
    A planet that is above the eastern horizon at sunrise and less than 180? west of the Sun in right ascension.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Apr 6 08:05:02 2023
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    Golden number
    A number in the 19-year cycle of the Moon, used for determining the date of Easter. (The Moon repeats its phases approximately every 19 years.) Add 1 to any given year and divide the result by 19; the remainder is the Golden
    Number. If there is no remainder, the Golden Number is 19.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Apr 7 08:05:02 2023
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    Evening star
    A planet that is above the western horizon at sunset and less than 180? east
    of the Sun in right ascension.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Apr 8 08:05:02 2023
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    Elongation
    The difference in degrees between the celestial longitudes of a planet and the Sun. Greatest Elongation (Gr. Elong.): The greatest apparent distance of a planet from the Sun, as seen from Earth.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Apr 9 08:05:02 2023
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    Celestial sphere
    An imaginary sphere projected into space that represents the entire sky, with an observer on Earth at its center. All celestial bodies other than Earth are imagined as being on its inside surface.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Apr 10 08:05:02 2023
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    Apogee
    The point in the Moon's orbit that is farthest from Earth.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Apr 11 08:05:02 2023
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    Lunar eclipse
    The full Moon enters the shadow of Earth, which cuts off all or part of the Moon's light. Total: The Moon passes completely through the umbra (central
    dark part) of Earth's shadow. Partial: Only part of the Moon passes through
    the umbra. Penumbral: The Moon passes through only the penumbra (area of partial darkness surrounding the umbra).

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    Conjunction
    The time at which two or more celestial bodies appear closest in the sky. Inferior: Mercury or Venus is between the Sun and Earth. Superior: The Sun is between a planet and Earth.

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    Epact
    A number from 1 to 30 that indicates the Moon's age on January 1 at Greenwich, England; used for determining the date of Easter.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Apr 14 08:05:02 2023
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    Aphelion
    The point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the Sun.

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    Twilight
    The interval of time following sunset and preceding sunrise, during which the sky is partially illuminated. The three ranges of twilight are: civil (from sunset/sunrise to when the Sun is 6? below the horizon) nautical (greater than 6? and ending at 12?) astronomical (greater than 12? and ending at
    18?--full darkness).

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Apr 16 08:05:02 2023
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    Leeway
    The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Apr 17 08:05:02 2023
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    Regatta
    Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Apr 18 08:05:02 2023
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    Rostrum
    The beak or head of a ship. Beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Apr 19 08:05:02 2023
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    Scuttle
    To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

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    Scuttle
    To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

    Is that where Red Green got the inspiration for Scuttlebutt
    Lodge? :D


    --
    ../|ug

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    Scuttlebutt
    A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.

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    Shanty
    A small crude shelter used as a dwelling. A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors.

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    Shipshape
    Arranged in a manner befitting a ship; hence, trim; tidy; orderly.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Apr 23 08:05:02 2023
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    Siren
    One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon Apr 24 08:06:32 2023
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    Skyscraper
    A skysail of a triangular form. A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Apr 25 08:05:02 2023
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    Snub
    A post on a dock or shore, around which a rope is thrown to check the motion
    of a vessel.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Apr 26 08:05:02 2023
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    SOS
    The letters signified by the signal ( ... - ... ) prescribed by the Internation Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1908 for use by ships in distress. SOS was chosen as the universal distress signal because this combination of three dots followed by three dashes followed by three dots (...-...), was easy to send and easily recognized, especially since they were usually sent as a nine-character signal, which stood out against the background of three-character Morse Code letters. The letters themselves are meaningless. SOS does not stand for Save Our Souls, Save Our Ship, Stop Other Signals, or Sure Of Sinking.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Apr 27 08:05:02 2023
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    Staunch
    Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Apr 28 08:05:02 2023
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    Stinkpot
    An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an
    enemy's vessel.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Apr 29 08:05:02 2023
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    Tattoo
    Of Polynesian origin. To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Apr 30 08:05:02 2023
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    Argy-bargy
    A verbal dispute; a wrangling argument.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon May 1 08:05:02 2023
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    Tidy
    Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather.
    Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue May 2 08:05:02 2023
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    Wallop
    A quick, rolling movement; a gallop. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed May 3 08:05:02 2023
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    Windbag
    A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu May 4 08:05:02 2023
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    Benny
    East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and
    sesame oil.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri May 5 08:05:02 2023
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    Bluey
    A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color, or a bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket is sometimes used as the outside covering.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat May 6 08:05:02 2023
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    Bollix
    Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun May 7 08:05:02 2023
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    Bronx cheer
    A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon May 8 08:05:02 2023
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    Chin-wag
    Light informal conversation for social occasions.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue May 9 08:05:02 2023
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    Civvies
    Civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed May 10 08:05:02 2023
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    Clodhopper
    A rude, rustic fellow.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu May 11 08:05:03 2023
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    Crumpet
    A kind of large, thin muffin or cake, light and spongy, and cooked on a
    griddle or spider.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri May 12 08:05:02 2023
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    The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
    The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's intensity. It is used to estimate a hurricane's potential impact on coastal areas, including property damage and flooding. Wind speed, measured using a 1- minute average, is the determining factor in the scale.
    Category 1: wind speeds 74-95 mph
    Category 2: wind speeds 96-110 mph
    Category 3: wind speeds 111-130 mph
    Category 4: wind speeds 131-155 mph
    Category 5: wind speeds over 155 mph

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat May 13 08:05:02 2023
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    Rainbow
    Rainbows are formed opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of
    the sun's rays in drops of falling rain. The raindrops are responsible for the colors of rainbows. They break the sunlight up into the full spectrum of colors, each drop acting as a sort of miniature prism. Each color emerges at a slightly different angle on each raindrop. When millions of raindrops gather, the spectrum shows up as distinct bands of color -- each with a different length. Red is the longest and violet the shortest band. The arc is most pronounced when the Sun is close to the horizon.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun May 14 08:05:02 2023
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    Mammatus Cloud
    Sinking air in thunderstorms can form sack-like clouds known as mammatus, or mammo, clouds. They look ominous but are actually a sign that a thunderstorm
    is weakening. These clouds look like upside down pans of biscuits or a
    cow's udder.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon May 15 08:05:02 2023
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    Pineapple Express
    A strong south-westerly wind off the Pacific Ocean. This wind can bring heavy rain and flooding to the Pacific Northwest during winter.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue May 16 08:05:02 2023
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    Ceilometer
    A cloud yardstick. A ceilometer measures the height of clouds.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed May 17 08:06:32 2023
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    Hail
    Hail falls mainly in the summer. It forms in thunderstorm clouds, which can extend high into the atmoshpere where extremely cold temperatures prevail.
    When a cloud releases rain, the rain can be forced upward, where it freezes into tiny ice pellets. If updrafts keep buffeting the pellets, layer upon
    layer of frozen water will be added to the pellets until, finally, hailstones are released.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu May 18 08:06:31 2023
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    Lenticular Cloud
    Lenticular clouds are only seen around mountains. These strange clouds are
    easy to spot, because they look like flying saucers or a stack of pancakes. Their most interesting characteristic is that they don't move. Winds blow
    right through them, while other clouds are swept away.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri May 19 08:05:03 2023
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    Nephelococcygia
    Sometimes clouds look like other objects, such as dragons, elephants, letters, and even people. Cloud naming is called nephelococcygia.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat May 20 08:05:02 2023
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    Sleet
    Sleet falls in the winter when the air temperature is below freezing near the ground and above freezing up in the clouds. Rain forms in the warm air and falls into the cold air, freezing into little pieces of ice on the way down.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun May 21 08:05:02 2023
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    To catch a crab
    In rowing when a stroke of the oar either misses the water or digs too deeply.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon May 22 08:05:02 2023
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    Dink
    A soft return in tennis. The tennis ball will drop abruptly after crossing
    the net.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue May 23 08:05:02 2023
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    Whangdoodle
    An imaginary creature, or an undefined character.

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed May 24 08:05:02 2023
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    Florida
    The name Florida comes from a Spanish phrase meaning "Feast of Flowers."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri May 26 08:05:02 2023
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    Lilapsophobia
    The fear of hurricanes or tornadoes

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat May 27 08:06:31 2023
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    Minnesota
    The name is from the Sioux word meaning "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun May 28 08:05:02 2023
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    Iowa
    The state of Iowa may have received its name from a Native American word meaning "beautiful land."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Mon May 29 08:05:02 2023
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    Thermophobia
    The fear of heat

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue May 30 08:05:03 2023
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    Utah
    Named after the Ute tribe. The word ute means "people of the mountains."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed May 31 08:05:02 2023
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    Wisconsin
    Wisconsin was probably named from a Chippewa word that means "river of red stone" or "river of the great rock."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Jun 1 08:05:02 2023
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    Auroraphobia
    Fear of the northern lights

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Fri Jun 2 08:05:02 2023
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    Alaska
    Alaska's name comes from an Aleut word meaning "great land."

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sat Jun 3 08:05:02 2023
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    Homichlophobia
    The fear of fog or clouds

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  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Sun Jun 4 08:05:02 2023
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    Chionophobia
    The fear of snow

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    Nevada
    Means "snowcapped" in Spanish

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Tue Jun 6 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    A summer's-day palindrome: It's "too hot to hoot."

    (C) 2023 Yankee Publishing, Inc - All rights reserved
    https://www.almanac.com


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Wed Jun 7 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Ancraophobia
    Fear of wind

    (C) 2023 Yankee Publishing, Inc - All rights reserved
    https://www.almanac.com


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms (618:500/23)
  • From Northern Realms@618:500/23 to All on Thu Jun 8 08:05:02 2023
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Antlophobia
    Fear of floods

    (C) 2023 Yankee Publishing, Inc - All rights reserved
    https://www.almanac.com


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Northern Realms (618:500/23)