The Meaning ofEarth Day Apr 22, 2008
So, by having earth day on this day it signifies the balance of equilibrium of the equinox and encourages all to renewed commitment to taking care of our planet. Although earth day was not officially named such until 1971, March Equinox festivals date back through time and to many cultures ... March Equinox festivals were celebrated by Chinese, Mayans and in the eras of Stonehenge and Persia. (Suite101.com)
Celebrity Cruises Revamps Smoking Policy Apr 11, 2008
The new policy will go into effect on Celebrity's fleet on the first day of the first sailing to follow October 1: -- Celebrity Galaxy, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Mercury - October 3 sailings -- Celebrity Summit - October 4 sailing -- Celebrity Constellation - October 5 sailing -- Celebrity Century, Celebrity Millennium - October 6 sailings -- Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Equinox - upon ship launch Celebrity currently allows guests to smoke in staterooms, on stateroom verandas and in a... (PR Newswire)
GM Plans 1,000 Fuel Cell Cars In Califoria By 2014 Apr 4, 2008
GM has about 60 Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles in Southern California now, the automaker's vice president for research opment and planning, Larry Burns, said at the National Hydrogen Association conference here. "The next logical play for us is to take that up to a car scale of about 1,000," Burns said in an interview. (Planet Ark, United States)
California Cuts Future Quotas For Clean-Air Cars Mar 31, 2008
The No. 1 US automaker has one car in development, the fuel-cell Chevrolet Equinox, that meets the zero-emission mandate. The Equinox is in limited road tests with California-based Walt Disney Co, airline Virgin Atlantic and select drivers who live near hydrogen stations. (Planet Ark, United States)
Pliers From Apollo Mission Fetch $30,000 Mar 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008. (03-25) 20:44 PDT DALLAS, (AP). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
A Triple Occultation by Eugenia and Its Moons Mar 9, 2008
Contributor Guidelines. Advertising Information. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Virgin To Use GM Fuel Cell Cars As Limos Mar 4, 2008
The scheme, unveiled by Branson and GM in New York Monday, will put three of GM's Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen fuel cell cars into Virgin's limousine fleet in Los Angeles this month, ferrying its first class passengers to and from the airport ... The company is currently testing 100 of its Chevrolet Equinox fuel-cell vehicles around the United States and is looking to get them in showrooms by 2012. (Planet Ark, United States)
Leapin' birthdays Mar 1, 2008
So by 1582, the first day of spring and the vernal equinox, the day that night and day are of equal length, was March 11, instead of March 21, Fasano says. The problem was that there were just too many leap years. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
March skywatch: Sirius and Venus, plus you name a telescope Feb 29, 2008
Astronomically, that's the moment of the equinox, when the sun is exactly overhead when viewed from the proper point on the equator. Theoretically, day and night are of equal length on the equinox (which comes from the Latin words for "equal" and "night") ... However, because sunrise is considered to occur when any part of the sun (rather than its center) appears above the horizon and because there's a considerable amount of refraction of the sun's image near the horizon, the day of the equinox... (AZCentral -- Travel)
StarTrails :The cyclic universe is another theory Feb 28, 2008
Wed Feb 27, 2008, 06:51 PM EST. Many times in this column, I have emphasized the importance of the scientific method. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Native Americans' full moon names for 2008 Jan 19, 2008
Traditionally, this designation goes to the full moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal (fall) Equinox. The Harvest Moon usually comes in September, but (on average) about every three or four years it will fall in early October. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Car of the future remains just that Jan 17, 2008
Sun columnist Jay Hancock takes the wheel of a Chevrolet Equinox that runs on electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell ... I gunned GM's fuel-cell version of the Chevrolet Equinox onto the Jones Falls Expressway ... But the decision to introduce the prototype as an Equinox - bearing the moderate-priced Chevrolet marque - wasn't an accident, company representatives said. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Car of the Future Jan 15, 2008
A detail of the rear end of the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle, with four steam ducts below the bumper. A detail of the rear end of the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle, with four steam ducts below the bumper ... So the company took the popular Chevy Equinox, gutted its engine, transmission and gas tank, and replaced them with an electric motor derived from the EV1. (Fox News)
Born on the 13th? Jan 10, 2008
The average celestial motion of the moon is 13 degrees per day, and Earth takes 13 weeks to travel from the equinox to the solstice. Then 13x452 weeks is the time Earth takes to complete evolution around the sun, and in most years, lunation (i. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Hot glass show debuts aboard Celebrity Dec 14, 2007
The Museum, since 2001, has taken its "Hot Glass Show'' on the road to museums, art fairs and public festivals around the world, including the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and America's 400th Anniversary Celebration at Jamestown. The ship will make its maiden voyage December 14, 2008, on a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St. Kitts; and Phillipsburg, St. Maarten. The itinerary will be offered on Sundays... (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Intense meteor shower could illuminate Bay Area skies early Jan. 4 Dec 1, 2007
Article:Intense meteor shower could illuminate Bay Area skies e:/c/a/2003/12/10/MNGRK3K1O41. DTL Article:Intense meteor shower could illuminate Bay Area skies e:/c/a/2003/12/10/MNGRK3K1O41. (Yahoo News -- Meteors and Asteroids)
Celebrity Cruises Turns Up the Heat with Industry's First-Ever Glassblowing Feature Dec 1, 2007
Noted for "The World's Best Large Ships," as voted by the readers of Conde' Nast Traveler (February 2007 Cruise Poll), Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, and a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011. For more information, call your travel agent, dial 1-800-437-3111 or visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comet Holmes Undergoes Huge Outburst Oct 27, 2007
(equinox 2000), and by October 30th it will have moved only to 3h 48m, +50. 4. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
NASA Won't Disclose Air Safety Survey Oct 22, 2007
2007 Chevrolet Equinox, WHITE, Miles: 18,814, Price. 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class, WHITE, Miles: 57,495, Price. (The Daily Reflector)
Heavens aboveReligion meets science at Vatican's major stargazers' conference Oct 1, 2007
" The conference will kick off with a discussion about our own galaxy, the Milky Way, before proceeding to more abstruse concepts of space and time involving how galaxies, stars and planets came to be formed and evolve. 'Against scripture' The Catholic Church became seriously interested in stargazing as far back as four centuries ago, when Pope Gregory XIII set up a committee to examine the implications for science involved in the Pope's 1582 reform of the calendar. Galileo was persecuted by the... (BBC News -- Europe)
Scientific reasons for Earths seasons Sep 22, 2007
Solstices and equinoxesThe seasons are marked by solstices and equinoxes astronomical terms that relate to Earths tilt ... The vernal equinox and autumnal equinox herald the beginning of spring and fall ... On March 20 or 21 of each year, the Northern Hemisphere is reaching the vernal equinox and enjoying the signs of spring. (MSNBC -- Environment)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Sep 16, 2007
The equinox occurs at 5:51 a.m. EDT Sunday morning. This is when the Sun crosses the equator heading south for the year. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
The Night Sky: True equality Sep 15, 2007
But the air bends the sun's image so much that it rises two or three minutes earlier and sets that much later than it would on an airless world, so that days and nights are NEVER equal on the equinox ... But never mind the equality business-a more precise equinox event is that next weekend the sun rises and sets exactly in the east and west, not southeast or northwest or anything else ... Another equinox phenomenon is that next weekend the sun moves in a laser-straight line across the sky. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
As summer's end approaches, constellations trade places Sep 1, 2007
Astronomically, summer is defined as lasting until the fall equinox, when the sun crosses the equator heading south for the year. That will happen at 5:51 a.m. on Sept. 23. (Boston Globe)
Column: 'There's an urgency about the last of August' Aug 28, 2007
My brother Bob liked to balance an egg on the countertop on the vernal equinox. Perhaps it is possible on other days if you have enough patience. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Rare View Captured of Rings Around Uranus Aug 26, 2007
Astronomers plan to train their telescopes on the planet again in the days following Dec. 7, when the dark side of the rings will make a brief appearance after the Uranian equinox, when the rings are perfectly edge-on to the sun. Accept No Imitations. (Space.com)
Astronomers Get First Look At Uranus's Rings As They Swing Edge-on To Earth Aug 25, 2007
"December 7 is the Uranian equinox, when the rings are perfectly edge-on to the sun, and after that, there is a brief period again when we will view the dark side of the rings, before they become illuminated again for another 42 years," Hammel said. The advantage of observations at a ring-plane crossing is that it becomes possible to look at the rings from the shadowed side. (Science Daily)
Planet Uranus rings the changes Aug 25, 2007
The group is waiting for the Uranus equinox, which occurs in December. At this time, the planet's rings are edge-on to the Sun, and the position of the Earth will allow astronomers to see the rings at a steep angle with no glare from our star. (Yahoo News -- Astronomy and Space)
Mars Rovers May Be Doomed Jul 22, 2007
Dust storms may end Mars rovers' long journey. Article:Dust storms may end Mars rovers' long journey:/c/a/2007/07/21/MNGI3R4HT01. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
A Ringside View of Uranus Jul 18, 2007
Another interesting fact is that December 7, 2007, is the date of Uranian equinox, when the Sun will cross the planet's equatorial plane. Following a Pasadena, California, workshop in May 2006, astronomers have secured observing time on Keck, Hubble, the European Very Large Telescope, and at a host of smaller observatories. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Phoenix Prepares for August Launch to Mars' Northern Plains Jul 14, 2007
Permanent polar darkness will come to Phoenix' landing site not long after the equinox on December 26, 2008. As the equinox arrives, so, too will seasonal cloud cover and even ice. (The Planetary Society)
Eclipse Set for Europa Release Jun 28, 2007
Among the highlights of the new release are that the Equinox runtime will ship new services for HTTPm Servlets and the Jetty HTTP servlet and server container to allow for smaller server implementations on top of Equinox, Milinkovich said. There will also be new reporting features and new reports out of the BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) project. (eWeek)
Summer solstice Jun 26, 2007
Another observer, Beverly Landgraf, said she also came to watch the spring equinox when the sun appears just atop the equator and each time she enjoys the link to history. Its kind of a spiritual thing, Landgraf said. (Odessa American, TX)
Vatican issues Golden Rules of the road Jun 25, 2007
The Black Haze traded the Monte Carlo in for a Chevy Equinox SUV a few years back when he was reassigned from St. John the Baptist and Immaculate Conception churches in Taylor to St. Thomas More Church in Lake Ariel. That was three years ago, and I m on my third set of tires, he said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Sources Revealed: Michelle Lee Jun 7, 2007
Libraries, science - Washington Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Re-work your workouts and spend less time in the gym Apr 25, 2007
A pyramid approach to your cardio workout will save time over exerting the same effort throughout, says Keli Roberts, an ACSM-certified personal trainer and group fitness manager at Equinox Pasadena. Here's how it works: You gradually move from low intensity for a longer time to high intensity for a shorter time, then back down again. (CNN)
Climber ascends to new heights Apr 15, 2007
In 1999 and 2001, he reached the summit of Foraker but after the spring equinox, too late for it to be recorded as a winter climb. He tried again in 2002, but strong winds and avalanches cut that climb short. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
IN THE NEWSROOM: April Fools Day in the media Mar 31, 2007
Prior to his decree, much of Europe tied the start of the New Year with the vernal (spring) equinox. People would literally celebrate from the middle of March until the start of April, exchanging pleasantries. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
25 cracking Easter breaks Mar 24, 2007
Camping beneath the stars during the Spring equinox (April 13-15) Star Party with the Norfolk Astronomical Society in 250 acres of open heath and forest, a mile from the north Norfolk coast at Weybourne, purportedly the darkest, least light-polluted, spot in the UK. The party is free. Kelling Heath's special pitch price is 10pn for tents. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Spring Officially Begins Mar 22, 2007
The first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox, is marked by the moment that the sun passes directly over the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky directly above the Earth's equator ... The vernal equinox is one of only two days of the year when this phenomenon occurs ... The other is the autumnal equinox. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Glad you asked Mar 22, 2007
Q: What is the Spring Equinox. A: Since spring officially started yesterday, what better way to celebrate the "Return of the Sun" as spring is often called than with the meaning of the vernal equinox ... According to Web site Wikipedia, an equinox in astronomy is the event when the Sun can be observed to be directly above the Earth's equator, occurring around March 20 and Sept. 23 each year. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Celebrity Cruises to Bring 'Four Stars' Back to Europe Mar 16, 2007
Noted for "The World's Best Large Ships," as voted by the readers of Conde' Nast Traveler (February 2007 Cruise Poll), Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Journey and Celebrity Quest this year, Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, and Celebrity Eclipse in 2010. For more information, call your travel agent, dial 1-800-437-3111 or visit. (PR Newswire)
Draine: Earth Days offer double chances to cherish planet Mar 15, 2007
The International Earth Day, founded on March 21, 1970, by John McConnell, is observed by many people worldwide on the Spring Equinox. McConnell, a man of deep spiritual convictions, wrote in his St. Francis and the Birth of Earth Day, his Earth Day message in 2006, Earth Day is on the March Equinox, which determines the annual date of Easter the equinox is also the New Year in Iran and other Islamic countries, which makes possible attention for a common purpose the sustainable care of... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
The Night Sky for March 2007 Feb 24, 2007
The equinox occurs on March 20 at 7:07 p.m. EST. Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere and fall begins south of the equator. The equinox is the perfect time to find the cardinal directions of east and west ... The sun will rise directly in the east and set directly in the west on the equinoxes. (Suite101.com)
Groundhog's prediction unlikely to hold true for Kansas Feb 3, 2007
Fifth century Celts, according to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, believed that animals had supernatural powers on special days halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Folklore from Europe indicated that when marmots and bears came out of their winter dens too early they were frightened of their shadows. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
Glad global warming left us for a while Feb 1, 2007
Pretty much from the time I could first tell July from December, the days on my calendar between Thanksgiving and the vernal equinox were bordered in black. Five months out of the year I d huddle in the library stacks, paging through back issues of National Geographic, envying the native boys prancing naked in the Amazonian jungle, swearing to myself I could get used to eating broiled grubs and bat meat if I never had to put on a pair of galoshes again. (Winona Daily News, MN)
