Carnival & Happy Sun Crosses Northern Tropics Day

by Pamela | Jun 21, 2007 | Space Carnival | 6 comments

I hope you are all happily enjoying the first day of the Sun shining directly over the Northern Hemisphere north of the tropic of Cancer (wheee, that’s a mouthfull!). If you are looking for a way to celebrate, let me suggest you take in the Carnival of Space over on my Astronomy Cast co-host Fraser Cain’s Universe Today.

6 Comments

Astrogeek on June 21, 2007 at 6:43 pm

uhh… isn’t the sun crossing the equator day either in March or September?
pamela on June 21, 2007 at 6:49 pm

Hmmm, clearly I blogged on insufficient caffeine. Fixing…
Astrogeek on June 21, 2007 at 7:12 pm

It’s funny, Phil Plait made exactly the same mistake on his blog today.

Speaking of caffeine, I need a refill on my 52oz mug.
pamela on June 21, 2007 at 7:13 pm

Great minds (or at least twisted by astronomy minds) think a like?
Astrogeek on June 21, 2007 at 7:28 pm

you guys are always out at night anyway, so you don’t see the sun. 🙂
Jorge Schrauwen on June 22, 2007 at 12:07 pm

Why take satisfaction seeing one star when you can see billions 🙂