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Re: Vernal equinox
From: Bill B
Date: 2014 Mar 21, 22:59 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2014 Mar 21, 22:59 -0400
On 3/21/2014 9:11 PM, Lu Abel wrote: > There was a wonderful posting on the list (I think it was last year, > could have been the year before) noting that the sun's true path was > slightly below its theoretical one due to the moon's pull. So the > question became did the equinox occur when the sun's theoretical path > crossed the equator or its actual path.... > I checked the archives over the past few years for a discussions of equinox. A thread did appear between 3 September 2011 and 11 September 2011. Subject: "When is the Autumnal Equinox?" Thank God! I wondered if eight years (since Herbert's posting) had slipped away that fast. I'm afraid I glossed over the exchange, as in 2011 I hit the apex of family issues and could not pay the attention to NavList I would have wished. At my age time does indeed fly--even if you are not having fun!
