Welcome to the first day of spring and the spring equinox; officially that is, for although there are signs of spring everywhere the chilly weather continues to make its presence known if only at night. Today marks the moment when night and day are exactly the same length – 12 hours; as the sun crosses the celestial equator (the imaginary line above the equator) and the earth is not tilted on its axis.
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