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Vernal
Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics | In Response To Posted by Jon Caldwell on October 11, 2001 18:48:23 UTC |
The vernal equinox is just another point in the sky (where the sun crosses the celestial equator on it's way into the northern sky), so it rises and sets just like any other point in the sky. When it crosses the upper meridian, it is directly south and up in the sky where you can see it. (When it crosses the meridian on the lower side, it is below the earth to the north.) The zenith is a point on the meridian directly above you. The meridian itself is just a circle running 360 degrees above and below you, from north to south.
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