Spring is so close, I can feel it. Here, in New Mexico, the passengers are joking, the trees are shooting and I seed lettuce seeds in beds. Highlight your calendars: The faithful equinox takes place on March 20, signaling the astronomical beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
Equinox may not attract the same attention as salts, but they are a wonderful way to make the seasons being changed. Let's get to know a faithful equinox and why it's happening.
What is the verbal spring equinox?
Undoubtedly you have already noticed the extension of daylight as winter winds. Vernal Equinox indicates the turning point in longer days.
The word “equinox” comes from the Latin words for equal and night. Daylight and night are approximately equal during balance. We experience two each year – the faithful equinox in the spring and Autumn equinox in the fall. The word “vernal” trace of Latin and References Spring.
This National Weather Service shows the tilt of the Earth, orbiting the sun and when equilibries and solstics occur in the northern hemisphere.
The earth turns on the axle (think about how a line that works from sex to sex) with 23.5 degrees. Some parts of the planet get straight sun from others. That's how we get our seasons, and how can be summer in the northern hemisphere while winter in the southern hemisphere.
“The spring equinox is when the northern hemisphere is being passed away from being taken from the sun (during the winter) to be directed to the sun (in the summer),” he says. Emily RiceAssociate Professor of Astrophysics at Macaulay Honors College of City University of Newouper. “The tilt is ordered by the orbit of the Earth for just a moment.” That is when we get almost equal amounts of daylight and night.
When is the spring equinox?
Spring Equinox has a certain time at 2:01 pm on March 20. There is no need to set an alarm. You can celebrate Equinox all day on March 20th.
How does the balance of solstice vary?
Solsts are extremes for days and nights. The Summer Salstic is the longest day while the winter solstice is the shortest. The Summer Salstic for the Northern Hemisphere hit on June 20 as the winter solstinica appears on December 21 this year.
Solsts get more Loveubeus than equinox.
“The limbs are easier to mark and visualize the penetration points, which are more subtle changes, so that the solstics attract all the attention,” Rice said. They are all related to the tilt of the sun and the earth, so think of solstic and equinoxes like brothers and sisters who each have their own seasonal relationship.
You can see equals from space
It can be a challenge to visualize the tilt of the Earth and what is happening during the equinox from below to the ground, so that NASA has collected a video showing the earth as seen from the satellite.
It follows our planet through its seasons. Watch as night and daylight over time.
Celebrating the spring equinox
You may have heard that the only day when you can balance the raw egg is eventually an equinox. This legend may be accompanied by some vague points of discussion about gravity and harmonization of Earth and Sun.
I balanced this egg at the end of a day that was not an equinox.
One of Rainenox's annual duties is debugging the myth of egg balancing.
“Astronomers are usually on the Internet tell people that they do not, they actually can't balance the egg at their end only on the equinox,” she says. You can go ahead and try it, but be sure to try it a day that is not equinox. I withdrew it on February 27, in case you are wondering.
Equinox is a subtle phenomenon. There are no unusual heavenly events to mark the day. Don't let that deter you. The faithful equinox is what you do.
“Given that the orbit of the Earth has no beginning or the end, one year can start at any time, and the equinox is more than January 1,” Rice said.
You can come up with your own way to celebrate this occasion. Tell your friends and co -workers that is the beginning of the astronomical spring. Plant some seeds. Clean the house. Spend time out. Make plans for spring. And take a moment to dip the sun, tilt the earth and our place in space that brings us a faithful equinox.