(meteorobs) Perihelium in PE, Brazil

Even being an off topic subject, I would like to relate some of what was observed by me concerning to Perihelium. I went to the litoral, about two hrs by car, and at about 0500 UT, I already started getting its changes. I had the feeling that the Sun was always up during all day long (03.01.03). The Sun seemed to me that it was hotter and brigther than usual. Therefore, the temperature was very hot, and there was no presence of winds and the clouds were very sparse. I was in the litoral. Despite I haven't got any scientific tooll avalaible, such as protection lens, or some other casual material like, x-ray negatives or solder lens, I could be delighted so much having the Sun so close to the Earth and its plenitude as well. I could get, for example, that, even without looking at it, that the Sun was always high (above the horizon). So, the impression is that it had burned the skin much more than the usual. These data I could get in the first hours of the morning varying from 0500 UT to 0830 UT.

Again, despite all care to observe the Perihelium to the naiked eyes, I observed its shadows on the painted (white) wall of the house. I tried to make it work as a paper. Nice! So, again, the temperature was very hot -, and the people that were with me, claimed about the Sun heating! I didn't carry my thermometer to check the real temp., but, according with my relative experience, the average was between 32º C to 34º C. Not as much for the summer season peak in my country, but hot!

During the afternnon long, however, there was no differences as those observed in the morning, except for some moderate winds which brought kind of relief to my observation. It gave me the feeling that the tide was again getting high. I think that it was a very nice sunshine day for all over that was in the NE litoral of PE, Brazil.

It is also unecessary to affirm that the Perihelium wasn't so close of us as it was in the Northern Hemisphere. Although, its presence was very comfortable for enthusiasts that appreciate the cosmos and its glamour. It is mandatory to reinforce in a report like that to observe certain care with the eyes. Phenomena like perihelium and eclipses cause permanent damages to the eyes. Finally, to conclude, I apologize for taking so much of your time, and for just having time to observe the Perihelium one day before the date contained on official astronomical reports got by me. So, any comment on this will be welcomed.