On our journey around the Sun we pass through two periods of time and space that cause a cool phenomenon called the "Equinoxes". On September 21, 2018 the Autumnal or "Fall" Equinox occurred. The Earth in it's tilted position in space, crosses a "celestial" line that causes the shadows on Earth to be nearly equal. At this time of year, we can really say good-bye to summer. The days after the Autumnal equinox get shorter and shorter. Because we don't see the sun as long, the days get colder and colder, the weather changes and we need to wear coats and boots when we are outside. Another interesting fact about the equinox is that is happens at the same time all around the world! Equinox means: "equi=equal and "nox"= night. There is a difference between the longest day, June 21st and the shortest day, December 21. The shadows are definitely different: Observe closely the shadows on the Earth during the Equinox and the Solstices. (Shortest day and longest day.) This change we see from space affects animals here on the Earth. They can tell when the light changes, they prepare for the colder weather and begin preparations for hibernation or gathering enough food for the cold winter. The same is true for the spring, the more daylight that appears will wake up animals, or bring them out of their dens. The autumnal equinox means the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, but for people in the Southern Hemisphere, it means the beginning of spring. Simple right?
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OLIVER ROPER
10/1/2018 03:48:34 pm
What are the people in the dog picture doing?
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Alice
10/1/2018 04:10:10 pm
I am really excited to be learning more about the seasons.
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Ryker Bement
10/1/2018 04:29:22 pm
That's pretty cool how days get shorter or longer depending on the time of the year.
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danny
10/1/2018 05:13:44 pm
in the dog picture the people are frezing right
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Maddie Lambert
10/1/2018 05:45:21 pm
I didn't know that nox means night, that's cool.
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ANDREW MILLER
10/1/2018 06:38:10 pm
my favorite season is summer
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Zach
10/1/2018 07:02:21 pm
I think equinoxes are really cool.
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Jackson Baird
10/1/2018 08:11:03 pm
I thought nox was a spell the turned of a light.
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ian
10/1/2018 08:40:00 pm
i never really knew how the seasons work. i hope we can learn really quickly about the seasons
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Marcus Besaw
10/2/2018 07:28:02 am
I used to think that equinox's were a type of animal. Now I know better.
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brahm
10/3/2018 07:11:01 am
We need to aniliz the facts miss taler hmm. The suns rays make the earth warmer for us ya
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