On the equinox, equal day and night?
Day and night are mostly equal on the equinox. There’s a bit more daylight because the sun is a disk, not a point, and Earthâs atmosphere refracts sunlight.
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Equinox shadows trace a straight line from west to east
Equinox shadows are unique. On this day – and this day only – the tip of an upright stick’s shadow follows a straight path, west to east, all day long.
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Equinox sun rises due east and sets due west
The 2023 March equinox occurs on March 20 at 21:24 UTC (4:24 p.m. CDT). The equinox sun rises due east and sets due west on that day.
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The Beehive cluster: A swarm of 1,000 stars
The Beehive cluster is an open star cluster that lies near the center of the constellation Cancer the Crab. It goes by many names, including Praesepe and M44.
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Meet Cancer the Crab and its Beehive Cluster
Cancer the Crab is one of the 12 constellations of the zodiac. Learn how to find it in your sky, plus learn about its star cluster, mythology and more.
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The Circle Of Green — Big Money, Big Democrats, And Climate Change
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The Connection Between Global Health & Global Warming – Yahoo Finance
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Dem Senator Warns Biden’s Climate Rules Could ‘Kill Our Economy’
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Wednesday that so-called Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing and climate regulations from the Biden administration posed a threat to the entire U.S. economy. ESG, also known as “sustainable investing,” according to…
Cybersecurity ‘gaps’ exposed by hacks, paper says – as it happened
From 9h ago The Optus and Medibank incidents have exposed “gaps” in Australia’s existing incident response functions, according to a discussion paper released this afternoon. The discussion paper calls for regulatory changes – including potentially a new Cyber Security Act….
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