On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 16:20:23 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> In layman’s terms, the autumnal equinox is when the Earth’s equator > passes through the sun. > > http://time.com/5387534/first-day-fall-equinox-2018/ The full quote from time.com is: Sept. 22 is the first day of fall because it is when the autumnal equinox — the moment when “a planet’s subsolar point passes through its equator,” according to National Geographic — takes place. In layman’s terms, the autumnal equinox is when the Earth’s equator passes through the sun. Two errors of the laymen at time.com, the first being quoting National Geographic as an authority on astronomy, the second being thinkig they could express it in simpler language. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
