EarthSky News - Sept 22 - Happy Equinox

September 22 Happy Equinox by:

Equinox sun rises due east, sets due west At the equinox, the sun rises due east and sets due west, seen from around the globe. How can you visualize it? Illustrations here. See it! Last night's young moon and Jupiter Wow! The young moon returned, near bright Jupiter, on the last day of northern summer (southern winter). Photos from the EarthSky community, here. Earth will give this spacecraft a gravity boost today It'll be closest Friday just before 16:52 UTC (12:52 p.m. EDT); translate to your time zone.  Mercury's poles icier than thought The scorching hot surface of Mercury - our sun's innermost planet - seems an unlikely place to find ice. But a new study suggests otherwise. A Chinese perspective on autumn Autumn is connected in Chinese thought with the direction west ... the direction of dreams and visions.

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Last night's young moon and Jupiter Ashly Cullumber wrote: "Crescent moon and Jupiter setting over Avila Beach, California – on the last day of summer." More photos here.

Equinox moon and Jupiter It's not too late to see the moon and Jupiter. Friday evening, look for the bright planet below the waxing crescent, in the west after sunset. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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