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	March Equinox to June Solstice #939197 03/23/24 11:48 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . From March Equinox to June Solstice You've made it through the winter and watched the food stores diminish. But the days are getting longer and green shoots are appearing. Spring is on the way. The festivals of the vernal equinox emphasize rebirth and renewal. In many cultures the equinox is also the New Year. March Equinox .

	Re: March Equinox to June Solstice Mona - Astronomy #939198 03/24/24 07:23 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . From March Equinox to June Solstice The days between the first day of spring and the start of summer are marked by astronomical events, discoveries, and birthdays. Here's a little quiz for you that picks out some of the highlights of this period. March Equinox to June Solstice - Quiz .

	Re: March Equinox to June Solstice Mona - Astronomy #939208 03/26/24 12:27 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . From March Equinox to June Solstice On March 25, 1665, Christiaan Huygens discovered Saturn's moon Titan. Huygens who was a prominent 17th century Dutch mathematician and scientist. The European Space Agency's Titan lander was named for him. Titan - Planet-sized Moon .

	Re: March Equinox to June Solstice Mona - Astronomy #939218 03/29/24 10:59 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . From March Equinox to June Solstice A few days after the March equinox, German physician and astronomer, Heinrich Olbers, discovered the asteroid Pallas. It was the second asteroid to be discovered, and at the time they were considered to be planets. Pallas was discovered on March 28, 1802. On March 29, 1807, Olbers found a third asteroid. This was Vesta. From July 2011 to September 2012, NASA's Dawn mission visited Vesta. Vesta - Facts for Kids (& everybody) .

	Re: March Equinox to June Solstice Mona - Astronomy #939224 03/31/24 01:10 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . From March Equinox to June Solstice Easter Island and a distant dwarf planet. What do they have in common? The answer is Makemake, discovered on March 31, 2005. To English speakers, that looks like make-make, but it's a a Polynesian god whose name is pronounced MAH.kay.MAH.kay. In the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island he was a fertility god and the creator of humanity. But how did his name come to be given to a small frozen body seven billion kilometers (four billion miles) from the Sun? Makemake .