![]() Image: The Southern Cross is low in the southwest during September evenings. ![]() The Southern Cross is now visible lower in the southwest evening sky, a sure astronomical reminder that spring is here. The full arch of the Milky Way still high up above but makes a noticeable shift to the west this month. Saturn makes for good viewing this month as it is still near its closest point to Earth for this year. By the end of the month, it will be barely visible at sunset so now is your last chance to see it. Mars is slowly disappearing in the western sky at sunset as it finishes its long, slow trip to the horizon. Image: Earth from space, as seen on the day of the equinox From here on out, Earth’s continued motion along its orbit will make the Sun continue to appear to drift in a southerly direction, moving it higher and higher in the sky, bringing with it the warmer days that lead into summer. This also means that on this day there will be exactly 12 hours of day and night everywhere on Earth. On this day, people living on the equator will see the Sun rise exactly in the east, pass directly overhead at midday and set exactly in the west. The equinox marks the point in the Earth’s orbit where the Sun passes directly over the equator. Alcoa Digital Technologies Enrichment Programĭjilba is in full swing as warmer days become more common and we enter the season of spring.įittingly, September brings with it the spring equinox, occurring on Sep 23. ![]()
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