Archaeological sites such as Stonehenge were designed to align with the Sun's position on specific days, primarily solstices. Earth's precession, a 26,000-year cycle, shifts the Earth's axis but does ...

Right ascension, a celestial coordinate dating back to Hipparchus, measures the east-west position of celestial objects along the celestial equator, starting from the vernal equinox. Right ascension, ...

When it comes to locating objects in the night sky, how does one convey its precise position? The sky is divided into a scattered pattern of 88 constellations of various sizes and shapes covering ...

As the weather gets warmer and clearer skies return, make plans to stargaze over the next several months. Whether you are staying at home or heading out on vacation, your latitude location will play a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — At the end of this week, the sun will cross the celestial equator from south to north and the spring season will begin. The vernal equinox will occur on March 20 at 5:37 a ...

The autumn equinox is now upon us! Today marks the moment that the sun crosses the celestial equator, ushering in the beginning of astronomical autumn in the northern hemisphere, which brings with it ...

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, night and day are ...