Today is the official start of Spring: the Spring/Vernal Equinox! 5:37am this morning marked the time when the day-to-night line, called the terminator, was perfectly vertical from pole to pole. #SpringEquinox#FirstDayOfSpring
It's a delicate dance planned down to the second. Now, it's time to execute.
#CountdownToMars with a play by play of the technical maneuvers & key milestones @NASAPersevere will make in the 7 minutes before landing on the Red Planet: https://t.co/wlzqM9D4BS
A vibrant sky over the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge shows off the beauty of wetlands like this one. But they also recharge groundwater, reduce flooding, supply clean drinking water, support wildlife, help against climate change & offer us a place to explore
The Empire State Building is illuminated in red to celebrate this Thursday's scheduled landing on Mars of @NASAPersevere rover! More 📷 https://t.co/1C6QkuRetg
Skywatchers, you're in for a once-in-a-lifetime treat! Jupiter & Saturn are doing a planetary dance that will result in the Great Conjunction on Dec 21, just after sunset. Find out:
🤩 When and where to look up
📷 How to photograph the conjunction
Visit: https://t.co/SdQSLex2Ex
A layer cake of cliffs forms a feast for your eyes @GrandCanyonNPS. The soft glow of twilight illuminates the vast canyon landscape just after sunset with a riot of colors #Arizona
The official start of Fall - the Fall/Autumnal Equinox - is THIS MORNING, at 9:30 AM EDT. This marks the time when the day-to-night line, called the terminator, is perfectly vertical from pole to pole and the sun is directly over the equator. #FallEquinox#FirstDayOfFall
#SATELLITE SPOTLIGHT: #AstronomicalSummer is here! And to celebrate, we are taking you on a trip as #Earth makes its yearly trek around the #Sun. Notice how @NOAA's #GOES16🛰️ shows the sun angle change from #winter to #summer and back again. https://t.co/rdhfjlnegH
Summer solstice - the first day of astronomical Summer - is THIS AFTERNOON at 5:43pm Eastern. Today has the most daylight of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Number of hours of daylight:
Utqiagvik, AK - 24:00
New York - 15:06
Los Angeles - 14:26
Miami - 13:45
South Pole - 0