Westmont opens its observatory and powerful Keck Telescope for this month’s free public stargazing event Friday, July 18, beginning at ...

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On September 22, the Sun will cross the celestial equator and mark the beginning of a new season and the September 2021 fall equinox. For that brief moment during the autumn equinox, ...

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All around us there are signs of spring. Already, daylight saving time has kicked back in. If you’re a frequent reader of Skywatch, you know I’m not a big fan of it because it means I have to ...

This week, on Sept. 22, the sun reaches the autumnal equinox. At that moment in its apparent southward motion it crosses the celestial equator, stands vertically over the earth's equator. And ...

What happens at the spring equinox? The spring equinox marks the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator, heading northward. On this occasion, day and night are approximately of equal ...

The autumn equinox takes place when the sun crosses the Earth’s celestial equator. Also called the fall equinox or September equinox, fall arrives Thursday at 9:04 p.m.

The Hercules Cluster (M13) is often cited as the grandest globular cluster north of the celestial equator. Located 25,000 light- years away, it hosts more than 100,000 stars crammed into a volume ...