The Sun has climbed across the equator into the northern hemisphere of the sky, as shown Continue reading “Slippery slope to spring”
Tag: seasons
Vernal equinox
We have to be careful about calling it the spring equinox, Continue reading “Vernal equinox”
Arctic shower
Our traveling planet will reach the solstice on Sunday Continue reading “Arctic shower”
Equniox
Earth swings through the third of the four special points in its orbit. Continue reading “Equniox”
Sun southernmost
The solstice comes tomorrow, Saturday December 21, Continue reading “Sun southernmost”
Third chop
On September 22 comes the equinox: the start of the third quarter of the seasonal year on our planet. Continue reading “Third chop”
Plants of a summer morning
Today will seem long, in that sunset comes latest, Continue reading “Plants of a summer morning”
Sunstanding
If you were to look at the Sun (but don’t!) this afternoon, you would be seeing it against a remote background of stars on the border of Taurus and Gemini. Continue reading “Sunstanding”
Nowai musamm
In the night between March 30 and 31, Continue reading “Nowai musamm”
Beams from higher
On March 20 the Sun will return to the northern half of the sky. Continue reading “Beams from higher”