Public:Group Solstice Show

WINTER SOLSTICE

2024

Whistling past the sun's graveyard

For the past few years, a number of people got together to stream over 24hrs of music. It'd be nice to do it again. Why? Because nothing matters unless we decide it matters.

"This is what it is to be human: to see the essential existential futility of all action, all striving -- and to act, to strive." -Spider Robinson, Stardance

2024 planning

In 2024, Winter Solstice is on: December 21st: 09:20 UTC December 21st: 04:20 EST (UTC -5) December 21st: 03:20 CST (UTC -6) December 21st: 02:20 MST (UTC -7) December 21st: 01:20 PST (UTC -8) December 21st: 00:20 AKST (UTC -9) December 20th: 23:20 HST (UTC -10) December 21st: 10:20 Spain & Germany (UTC + 1) December 21st: 16:20 Vietnam (UTC + 7) This list will be updated to better reflect host locations

Status of the streaming software

• Last year's streaming setup worked well, so we'll hopefully be going with the same thing.
• If you are interested in streaming your set(s) yourself, please test your setups ahead of time. Contact seanth at gmail dot com if you need help.

The Sets

• SCHEDULE AND SIGNUP AVAILABLE AT SIGNUP GENIUS: Signup Sheet

The following table is only for reference by the organizers

DO NOT SIGN UP USING THE TABLE BELOW. USE THE LINK ABOVE

• BOLD is when Astrological Solstice happens
• Italic are sunset times

Slot	Date	ET(-5)	CT(-6)	MT(-7)	PT(-8)	AKT(-9)	HT(-10)	Host	Host time zone	Set name	notes
01	2023.12.20	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	SeanT and Basho P. Luddite	ET(UTC-5)
02	2023.12.20	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00
03	2023.12.20	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	grahams	ET(UTC-5)	grahams' completely normal radio programme	live?
04	2023.12.20	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00
05	2023.12.21	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00
06	2023.12.21	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00
07	2023.12.21	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00				Slot when actual Solstice take place
08	2023.12.21	06:00-08:00	05:00-07:00	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00
09	2023.12.21	08:00-10:00	07:00-09:00	06:00-08:00	05:00-07:00	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00
10	2023.12.21	10:00-12:00	09:00-11:00	08:00-10:00	07:00-09:00	06:00-08:00	05:00-07:00
11	2023.12.21	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	10:00-12:00	09:00-11:00	08:00-10:00	07:00-09:00
12	2023.12.21	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	10:00-12:00	09:00-11:00
====Stretch Goal #1 (to get West Coast Sunset)====
13	2023.12.21	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00
14	2023.12.21	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00
15	2023.12.21	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00
16	2023.12.21	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00
====Stretch Goal #2====
17	2023.12.22	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00
18	2023.12.22	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00
19	2023.12.22	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00

Tutorials & Solar calculators

• Tutorial on using GarageBand to make a pre-recorded (canned) set
• Useful for calculating some solar and lunar events: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/sunrise.html , https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@5562087

Past tributes

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