Hi guys a couple of weeks ago I was looking on Google maps to try to work out a future planned trip for when lockdown is done anyhow I went onto satellite view which is basically an areal view of wherever your looking at. Part of my search I saw an areal view of our local grid substation at chickerell on the foto there was what looked like very large cotton reels in the sub I was curious what they could be I hink they are very large chokes for voltage balancing there are also some square objects right next to them which I assume are capacitors not sure what voltage they run at but looks like 230/400 Kv does this sound about right? Incidentally I sorted out my rout for my future trip
of course its impossible to tell what time of day this piccy was taken
No its not, look at the length and direction of the shadows,and recall how the earth rotates thought the day. We know the orientation of the site.
(page two of this doc may help explain, substitute pylon for tree ... )
For a rough estimate of the time of year look at the vegetation. I'd say just before high noon as sun is slightly east of south but not by a lot, and between late spring and mid summer respectively.
of course its impossible to tell what time of day this piccy was taken
No its not, look at the length and direction of the shadows,and recall how the earth rotates thought the day. We know the orientation of the site.
(page two of this doc may help explain, substitute pylon for tree ... )
For a rough estimate of the time of year look at the vegetation. I'd say just before high noon as sun is slightly east of south but not by a lot, and between late spring and mid summer respectively.
