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Re: When is the Autumnal Equinox?
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2011 Sep 06, 10:34 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2011 Sep 06, 10:34 +0100
At 21:56 04/09/2011, Paul Hirose wrote: >The equinoxes and solstices are the moments when the geocentric >apparent Sun reaches 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees of ecliptical >longitude. See The Astronomical Almanac glossary: >http://asa.usno.navy.mil/SecM/Section_M.html If this is the case, how to the equinoxes precess? Regards Geoffrey