The sky, Sept. 22-29: Fall is here

By Cosmic1 on September 22, 2024   Astronomy, Galaxies, Jupiter, Mars, Milky Way, Moon, Out There, Planets, Space, Star Clusters, Stars, Venus  

Special to CosmicTribune.com, September 22, 2024 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 ■ Goodbye to summer — at last! Today is equinox day. Earth passes the September equinox point in its orbit at 8:44 a.m. EDT (12:44 UT). This is when the Sun, in its six-month journey south, crosses the celestial equator — and equivalently, […]