Sep 21 NOON in Seattle : 63 minutes LATE

We had a clear sky today and I have some interesting data. I already explained my method and reason for doing it that way rather than with a compass. Last week I mentioned that I placed an entirely new shadow caster and marker in the ground on 9/15 @ 1:04 pm, the time the chart declared as high noon for my area. I aimed it so the shadow fell neither to the left or right of the casting arm and then I placed a marker at the shadow's trailing edge. This was to be a control to compare with the like unit I installed on 6/27, since I was disturbed by my data being way off of everybody else's. (Until El Paso posted, that is.) The readings are somewhat confusing to me at this time. In 13 days, the original unit lost 11 minutes. In only 6 days, the new control unit lost 11 minutes. I don't know what that means since cloud cover prevented me from taking readings until today. I was afforded a lucky few minutes on the 15th to install the second unit at the proper time and then the sun disappeared again. I have no data to try to interpret what was happening for the previous 13 days. However, one thing is absolute, we are definitely slowing down. I highly encourage everybody to set up the same experiment for themselves to see that this is real. High Noon Readings Vs. Official High Noon Time, Old Unit Reading Installed 6/27 Chart vs New Unit Reading installed 9/15 Chart, 9/21 reading: 2:04 for 1:01vs 9/21 reading: 1:12 for 1:01. Based upon this current data, the old unit has noon arriving 63 minutes late. If the second unit is more accurate, then the planet has slowed by more than 63 minutes since June 27th.

Sep 21 NOON in El Paso : 66 minutes LATE

Today, Sunday, 09-21-03, in El Paso, the Sun reached the Noon position at 1408 hours MDST, according to the mark I have used for three months. (I also measured the time the Sun made my pointer shaft shadow, a second way I measure Noon, align with magnetic North on my compass at 1321 hours).

Sep 21 SunSET in Missouri#1 : 27 minutes LATE

Sept.21 the sunset was 27 minutes late in finishing. Strong pink clouds before sunset, red clouds after. The light tended to hang on even after the end of sunset.