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Spring is here: NOAA satellite animation captures vernal equinox
Seasonal changes are driven by the Earth's axial tilt of 23.5 degrees as it orbits ... and sets due west for most places on Earth. This animation was created by taking one GeoColor image a day ...
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The winter solstice is on Monday. A planetary scientist's simple animation explains what solstices are and how they work.
created an animation that neatly summarizes how these events work, along with their relationship to the equinoxes. Solstices and equinoxes are the products of Earth's axial tilt: the degree to ...
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The fall equinox is on Wednesday. A simple animation shows what equinoxes are and why they mark the change of season.
It's one of two times during the year when Earth's axis isn't tilted towards or away from ... planetary scientist James O'Donoghue created an animation (below) last year. O'Donoghue, who works ...