Posted on 09/22/2020 3:10:04 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at apod.nasa.gov ...
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then zoom by moving the magnifying glass over an area and then clicking. The side bars will move the zoomed area over the photograph.
Pinging the APOD list.
Equinox = "night of the horse"?
Well, Pegasus is easily visible this time of year in the evening sky.
I’m so GLAD that someone in authority is ‘splainin’ this to people!
Fall is my favorite time of year, mainly due to our fabulous Sunsets. The Sun finally sets south of our west treeline/windbreak, so I can see Sunsets this time of year. Every evening, a little bit more of a gorgeous display.
*HEART*
How do people NOT know this stuff about the PLANET they inhabit? Oh, never mind. ;)
Ha ha. Seven kittens.
It must be automated. For ‘equinox band’ the link goes to a 5-piece Bulgarian combo.
I stand in awe, with my mouth open like a little kid. :-)
Thanks Mt. Climber!
(Photo looks like party lights strung out over the city!)
Repeal:
The cats have 7 bands, or at least one of them does!
EQUINOX ON GROUND AFTER IT LANDED...................
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