Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 22, 2014
Transcript:
Arlo: On an equinox, the sun sets directly in the west, Arlo: And the axis of the sun aligns with the plane of the Earth's equator, Arlo: After the September equinox, the sun appears to continue moving south until the December solstice. Arlo: This means your nighttime nap will be longer than your daytime nap!
seismic-2 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Actually, it’s the plane of the earth’s orbit that aligns with the plane of the earth’s equator. That’s not the same thing as “the axis of the sun”.
GR6 over 9 years ago
Actually, it will be a while yet before the nights begin to be longer than the days.
wcorvi over 9 years ago
Actually, the line of intersection between the plane of the earth’s orbit amd the plane of the earth’s equator points directly at the sun. And twilight doesn’t count as day, so the length of the day (sunrise to sunset) equals the length of the night (sunset to sunrise). Surprisingly the time it takes for the disk of the sun to cross the horizon is only about two minutes.
Observer fo Irony over 9 years ago
Fictionally is sounded like a good excuse to nap twice.
Spent Hen over 9 years ago
Actually, since it’s the first day of fall….. winter is not too far away…brrr…..Hello, GR :)
mike_slmi over 9 years ago
Actually, on a equinox the sun sets directly in the west only if you are on the equator.
Lomax9er7 over 9 years ago
And only 94 shopping days until Christmas.
Kev_a_Swing_Dancer Premium Member over 9 years ago
I’m thinking that “a normal to the sun lies on the plane of the Earth’s equator” is a good fix (although I’ve always said “normal to the Earth’s axis”).
ARLOS DAD over 9 years ago
Actually, Rudy’s ears perk up at the word “nap”…I mean apparently they perk up…
mountaingreenery. over 9 years ago
Agree.
Observer fo Irony over 9 years ago
@Retired DudeI intended Fictionally because I was trying to be different than the previous comments…actually.
jerry in Fl over 9 years ago
Does anyone else have a problem with the A & J blog?
hippogriff over 9 years ago
wcorvi: Direct, maritime, or terrestrial? .Bandit: And at the North Pole just dips or peeks in the south at the solstices, opposite at South.
Gokie5 over 9 years ago
My faith is shattered. The other day, I used Google to find out when fall begins in 2014. It said “September 23rd.” I went, “Ok, it’s really late this year.” Then comes A & J today, so I looked it up again. It said 10:29 p. m., EDT, September 22nd. So I got an epiphany that you can’t always trust Google. (Irony there, folks. ;-} ) BTW, does fall fall all over the world at 10:29 EDT, or just where I am? I would ask Google, but I don’t trust it.
Spent Hen over 9 years ago
dzw…itty bitty sweaters….for penquins…love it…]
GR ;)
ruff, ruff day….Ludwig…naps, and more naps…..
Hey Gal……smile here for ya….
Arianne over 9 years ago
This is one of the things I love about A&J. It encompasses such a variety of interesting topics. Sunsational!
jerry in Fl over 9 years ago
C’mom guys. I haven’t been able to get into the A & J blog for four days. Is it down? Is everyone having the same result? I know that a couple of you also comment on that blog too.
RH3 over 9 years ago
Actually, since Spring has just started, Summer will be coming soon.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault over 9 years ago
" BTW, does fall fall all over the world at 10:29 EDT, or just where I am? I would ask Google, but I don’t trust it".No, Fall doesn’t begin for some six months in the southern hemisphere. Furthermore, some latitudes don’t have deciduous trees so the leaves don’t fall en masse (or something like that).
mafastore over 9 years ago
Shouldn’t it all be off by the hour for the @#!! daylight savings time?
eepeqez over 9 years ago
“fall” starts on March first in the southern hemisphere…
Cozmik Cowboy over 9 years ago
There is no “September Equinox”; it’s the Autumnal Equinox.