Posted on Sep 22, 2020
APOD: 2020 September 22 - Equinox in the Sky
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is appropriately titled "Equinox in the Sky." Yes, today is the autumnal equinox, one of two days during the year where daytime and nighttime are mostly equal. In this composite image taken outside of Edmonton, Canada, we see the path of the Sun captured one day each month from December 2019 to June 2020. Today, the Sun will follow the central path and set to the West. From there on, it will continue South in anticipation of the Winter Solstice on December 21st of this year.
APOD: 2020 September 22 - Equinox in the Sky
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Equinox by The East of the Sky Orchestra
Equinox (Keith T. Hall) Musical Arrangement by Joe Carvalho Performed by the East of the Sky Orchestra Keith T. Hall - Piano and Keyboards Joe Carvalho - Syn...
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)for Tuesday September 22, 2020 appropriately entitled "Equinox in the Sky"
Image: Equinox in the Sky - Image Credit & Copyright - Luca Vanzella
APOD Background
"Explanation: Does the Sun set in the same direction every day? No, the direction of sunset depends on the time of the year. Although the Sun always sets approximately toward the west, on an equinox like today the Sun sets directly toward the west. After today's September equinox, the Sun will set increasingly toward the southwest, reaching its maximum displacement at the December solstice. Before today's September equinox, the Sun had set toward the northwest, reaching its maximum displacement at the June solstice. The featured time-lapse image shows seven bands of the Sun setting one day each month from 2019 December through 2020 June. These image sequences were taken from Alberta, Canada -- well north of the Earth's equator -- and feature the city of Edmonton in the foreground. The middle band shows the Sun setting during the last equinox -- in March. From this location, the Sun will set along this same equinox band again today. '
Equinox by The East of the Sky Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSgZlChWjMA
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Image: Equinox in the Sky - Image Credit & Copyright - Luca Vanzella
APOD Background
"Explanation: Does the Sun set in the same direction every day? No, the direction of sunset depends on the time of the year. Although the Sun always sets approximately toward the west, on an equinox like today the Sun sets directly toward the west. After today's September equinox, the Sun will set increasingly toward the southwest, reaching its maximum displacement at the December solstice. Before today's September equinox, the Sun had set toward the northwest, reaching its maximum displacement at the June solstice. The featured time-lapse image shows seven bands of the Sun setting one day each month from 2019 December through 2020 June. These image sequences were taken from Alberta, Canada -- well north of the Earth's equator -- and feature the city of Edmonton in the foreground. The middle band shows the Sun setting during the last equinox -- in March. From this location, the Sun will set along this same equinox band again today. '
Equinox by The East of the Sky Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSgZlChWjMA
FYI Maj Robert Thornton Lt Col Charlie Brown COL Mikel J. Burroughs Sgt (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Denny Espinosa Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. TSgt David L. SPC Nancy GreenePO2 (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SGT Denny Espinosa SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan TSgt Joe C.
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Autumn... The cry of the sky In my cristaline dreams... The Wind... Whisper of my heart Fortress of my soul... Silence... The eyes of the sad Master of my ni...
Autumnal Equinox (Narsilion)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04U-6FdiiE4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04U-6FdiiE4
FYI MSG Felipe De Leon Brown PO3 Phyllis MaynardSSG Franklin BriantPO1 Robert GeorgeMSG Felipe De Leon Brown Sgt John H. CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SGT (Join to see) SMSgt Dr. G. A. ThomasSSgt Marian MitchellSSG Jeffrey LeakePFC (Join to see)SP5 Dennis LobergerSGT Michael Hearn1619267:SPC Michael Duricko-phd] SFC (Join to see) Capt Dwayne Conyers PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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First day of fall and all of a sudden it has turned chilly here on the NC coast. Delaying my morning bike ride until it warms up a little.
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