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Edinburgh Reporter
23-06-2025
- General
- Edinburgh Reporter
Armed Forces Day flag handed over at the City Chambers
A ceremony at the City Chambers on Monday was held to present the Armed Forces Day flag. A small party of piper LSgt Mark Mcrae Scots Guards, Scotland National Parade Marshal Tony Hooman, two standard bearers Billy Morrison and Paul Cooper alongside Eddie Maley, carried the flag into the Chambers where they handed it over to Depute Lord Provost Lezley Marion-Cameron. Special guests Capt Chris McGinley (Representative of the Royal Navy), Garrison Sergeant Major David Hunter (Representative of the Army) and Air Commodore Mark Northover (Representative of the Royal Air Force) watched on while the flag was red to launch Armed Forces Day to honour the Armed Forces personnel, past, present and future. Photo Tom Duffin Photo Tom Duffin Photo Tom Duffin Photo Tom Duffin Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Pride Edinburgh 2025: We Are Visible!
Pride Edinburgh took place on Saturday with a parade from Holyrood to Bristo Square and the Festival Village hosted by the Edinburgh University Students Association. The Chair of Pride Edinburgh, Brett Herriot, said: 'We as the LGBTQIA+ community have seen the world around us become darker especially so for our transgender siblings and this isn't just from less enlightened parts of the globe but from the developed world especially America and right here at home. 'With hard won rights and legal protections being taken away and the voice of phobics especially those in the public spotlight growing ever louder it's become abundantly clear that being visible matters more than ever before. That's the reason for Pride Edinburgh's 2025 theme: We Are Visible! We ask the entire community to come together and show we will not be forced back into the closet that we are here and we will live our lives equal to the rest of humanity.' All photos Tom Duffin Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
11-06-2025
- Climate
- Edinburgh Reporter
Look up tonight! Lunar Standstill
The full moon in every month of the year has an American nickname. In November it's called the Beaver Moon, in March the Worm Moon, and in June we have the Strawberry Moon. Most of the time these nicknames are just nicknames, but this year the Strawberry Moon will really look quite strawberry-like! Edinburgh residents should look to the South at 23:16 tonight to see the full moon starting to slowly rise above the horizon. It will look surprisingly large, but don't worry as the moon hasn't changed its size. It's just an optical illusion thanks to our brains seeing the moon so close to buildings. Importantly for strawberry-lovers it will also look peachy-pink, for the same reason that the Sun looks peachy-pink at sunset. Over the next few hours, the moon will skim over the southern horizon, from just east of south, to just west of south, before setting again at 04:19 in the morning. You won't see the full moon's path this low in the sky again before 2043. This rare event is know as the 'lunar standstill'. There is some lovely celestial dynamics going on. The Moon orbits the Earth once every 27 days, but its path is tilted at an angle of 5° relative to the orbit that the Earth takes around the Sun. This 5° is why we don't see a total solar eclipse for every new moon. Our beautiful planet is also tilted as it circles the Sun, which gives us the different seasons. During the longest day of the year, the summer solstice on the 21st June, the Sun is at its highest in our skies. When we see a full moon it's directly opposite to the Sun, and so the full moon that falls closest to the summer solstice will appear at its lowest elevation in the sky. The rare lunar standstill happens around the solstice when the moon is also at its most extreme point in its 5° tilted orbit. This only happens every 18.6 years and the further north you are, the better the view. So Edinburgh, do look up tonight! PHOTOS Local photographer, Tom Duffin captured the moon last night over Edinburgh, Inchcolm Abbey on its island, and the Forth Bridges. Tonight is another great opportunity to get the moon close to the horizon, coloured up by us viewing it through more of Earth's atmosphere, and looking big next to buildings and objects. Tom said: 'I'd suggest finding something with an obvious shape on your horizon to have the moon slightly behind, or at least very close to. If you have a tripod and a long lens then don't forget that the moon is moving pretty fast through your frame so choose a higher ISO than you normally would choose, but reduce the brightness of your settings too or you'll overexpose the moon surface details. 'The moon will rise at 149 degrees on your compass – roughly South East. If you can find a lit building then try and get the moon close to that and your exposure will be easier. Have fun out there.' ALL photos © Tom Duffin Like this: Like Related
