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  2. All About January's Rare Planetary Alignment and How to See ...

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    Per CNET, the planets will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere throughout the month. This means people in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be able to catch a glimpse of the planet parade on a ...

  3. Equinox - Wikipedia

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    In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox is called the vernal or spring equinox while the September equinox is called the autumnal or fall equinox. In the Southern Hemisphere, the reverse is true. During the year, equinoxes alternate with solstices. Leap years and other factors cause the dates of both events to vary slightly.

  4. Northern Hemisphere - Wikipedia

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    The glaciations that occurred during the glacial period covered many areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Northern hemisphere glaciation during the last ice ages. The setup of 3 to 4 kilometer thick ice sheets caused a sea level lowering of about 120 m. The Arctic is a region around the North Pole (90° latitude). Its climate is characterized by ...

  5. Polar alignment - Wikipedia

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    In the Northern Hemisphere, rough alignment can be done by visually aligning the axis of the telescope mount with Polaris.In the Southern hemisphere or places where Polaris is not visible, a rough alignment can be performed by ensuring the mount is level, adjusting the latitude adjustment pointer to match the observer's latitude, and aligning the axis of the mount with true south or north by ...

  6. Six planets align in the sky on June 3: Where, how to see it

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    According to Starwalk, the last planetary alignment in the Northern Hemisphere was on April 8 during the total solar eclipse. Those who end up missing this month's event have three more times to ...

  7. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Each symbol is taken to represent the "first point" of each sign, rather than the place in the visible constellation where the alignment is observed. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] Thus, ♈︎ the symbol for Aries, represents the March equinox ; [ c ] ♋︎, for Cancer, the June solstice ; [ d ] ♎︎, for Libra, the September equinox ; [ e ] and ♑︎ ...

  8. 5 planets to align nights after 1st supermoon of the year - AOL

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    June features the shortest nights of the year across the Northern Hemisphere, but there will still be plenty to see during the abbreviated periods when the sun is below the horizon -- including a ...

  9. Sidereal and tropical astrology - Wikipedia

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    Sidereal astrology accounts for the Earth's axial precession and maintains the alignment between signs and constellations via corrective systems known as ayanamsas (Sanskrit: 'ayana' "movement" + 'aṃśa' "component"), whereas tropical astrology, to reiterate, is based upon the seasonal cycle of the Northern hemisphere and does not take axial ...