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Keywords: star trail, equinox
![Равноденствие на Земле](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2014/09/22/0001321979/earth.preview.jpg)
22.09.2014
Earth is at equinox. Over the next 24 hours, day and night have nearly equal duration all over planet Earth. Technically, equinox transpires at 2:29 am Universal Time tomorrow, but this occurs today in North and South America.
![Австрийская аналемма](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2012/09/24/0001270300/Analemma2012M_polzl900.preview.jpg)
22.09.2012
Today, the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south at 14:49 Universal Time. An equinox (equal night), this astronomical event marks the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the south.
![Солярография с аналеммами](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2014/03/20/0001304939/krok2_002_950.preview.jpg)
20.03.2014
Today is the equinox. The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north at 16:57 UT, marking the northern hemisphere's first day of spring. To celebrate, consider this remarkable image following the Sun's yearly trek through planet Earth's sky, the first analemmas exposed every day through the technique of solargraphy.
![Равноденствие на вращающейся Земле](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2014/03/20/0001304935/zem.preview.jpg)
19.03.2014
When does the line between day and night become vertical? Tomorrow. Tomorrow is an equinox on planet Earth, a time of year when day and night are most nearly equal. At an equinox, the Earth's terminator -- the dividing line between day and night -- becomes vertical and connects the north and south poles.
![Равноденствие: от солнцестояния до солнцестояния](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2012/09/24/0001270306/seasons_tezel_960.preview.jpg)
23.09.2012
Yesterday was an equinox, a date when day and night are equal. Today, and every day until the next equinox, the night will be longer than the day in Earth's northern hemisphere, and the day will be longer than the night in Earth's southern hemisphere.
![Полярное сияние над Аляской](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2010/10/06/0001247417/auroraalaska_alsop.preview.jpg)
6.10.2010
Are those green clouds or aurora? Photographed above two weeks ago, puffy green aurora help the Moon illuminate the serene Willow Lake and the snowy Wrangell and Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska, USA.
![Земля в равноденствие](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2013/10/02/0001293932/EquinoxEarthElektroL800.preview.jpg)
28.09.2013
From a geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above the equator, Russian meteorological satellite Elektro-L takes high-resolution images our fair planet every 30 minutes. But only twice a year, during an Equinox, can it capture an image like this one, showing an entire hemisphere bathed in sunlight.
![День и ночь над почти планетой Сунио](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/17/0001249278/PlanetSounio_kotsiopoulos.preview.jpg)
17.01.2011
Has a new planet been discovered? What is pictured above is a remarkable 24 hour mosaic surrounding a spot on Sounio, Greece, right here on planet Earth. Images taken at night compose the top half of the picture, with star trails lasting as long as 11 hours visible.
![Северное сияние сентября](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/09/26/0001253886/C404-5244-6082AuroraTakasaka900.preview.jpg)
23.09.2011
September's equinox arrives today at 0905 UT. As the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south, spring begins in the southern hemisphere and autumn in the north. And though the seasonal connection is still puzzling, both spring and autumn bring an increase in geomagnetic storms.
![Комета: C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2001/07/06/0001169723/c2001a2_wmilan.preview.jpg)
5.07.2001
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) has crossed the celestial equator and is heading north. Outward bound, this primordial piece of the solar system is still just visible to the unaided eye and can now be sighted by northern hemisphere skygazers as it moves through the constellation Pisces.
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