Equinox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The term equinox can als...
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using the vernal equinox, the time when the Sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length in all parts of theEarth. To this point in the annual calendar, EARTH DAY attaches no local or divisive set of symbols, no statement of the truth or superiority of one way of life over another.
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This moment is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox. ... Modern astronomy aside, people have recognized the vernal equinox for thousands of years. There is no shortage of rituals and traditions surrounding the coming of spring.
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www.factmonster.com/spot/riteofspring1.html
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Join us for an astronomical exploration of the Vernal Equinox written by Von Del Chamberlain and presented by the Clark Foundation. ... Note: The 2006 vernal equinox will occur at 11:26 a.m. MST, 20 March 2006, when spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere.
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www.clarkfoundation.org/astro-utah/vondel/equinoxver.ht...
www.clarkfoundation.org/astro-utah/vondel/equinoxver.html
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The Sun in the sky during the Spring and Fall Equinox in the Northern hemisphere. ... On the Spring Equinox the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west. On the Equinox this is the motion of the Sun through the sky for everyone on earth. Every place on earth experiences...
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solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Sundia...
solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/equinox.html
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One occurs between March 19 and 21 and is called the Spring or Vernal Equinox. The other happens in September. These dates have strong ties to religious celebrations, both ancient and modern.
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www.religioustolerance.org/spring_equinox.htm
www.religioustolerance.org/spring_equinox.htm
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Also note that the Vernal Equinox is actually heralding autumn in the southern hemisphere. Bad Reader Angela Alexander tells me that the egg myth is also around in Australia, although she admits she may have heard it on the web (which means it could have originated anywhere).
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www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/egg_spin.html
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Recently during the occurrence of the vernal equinox I saw a televised report that people had gathered in Central Park in New York City to witness a remarkable sight: eggs that had been balanced on end and then left to stand that way without apparent support.
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/416/can-you-stand-egg...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/416/can-you-stand-eggs-on-end-at-the-vernal-equinox-and-at-no-other-time
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