Posts Tagged ‘spring’
Premier Gymnasts start Spring/Summer season
Premier gymnastics of the Rockies, Level 6 Excel Team, started their season in Colorado Springs on April 14 at the Aerials Spring Fling meet. Haley Anderson placed third on Bars in the Child Division. Leiah Burgess placed fifth on Vault in the Junior A Division. In the Junior B Division, Kadia Odd placed second on Vault and fourth on Bars. Shaylee Johnson placed fourth on Beam and fifth on Vault. The Level 6 Xcel Team placed second at the Airborne hosted April Showers Eagles Meet in ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight —The 2010 equinox comes on March 20
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org The March equinox marks that special moment when the sun crosses celestial equator, going from south to north. It happens today at 17:32 Universal Time, or 11:32 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The March equinox signals the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. The equinox is a hallmark in Earth’s orbit, but it is also an event that happens on the imaginary dome of Earth’s ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight — Young moon and Venus low after
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org It is nearly spring in the northern hemisphere. The March equinox - when the sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north – will fall on March 20. This time of year – near the spring equinox – is the most favorable for spotting a young moon. See if you can catch one today after sunset by the blazing planet Venus. A young moon is a thin waxing crescent moon visible in the west in evening twilight. ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight — March 5, 2010: Star Arcturus is a
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org The gloriously bright star Arcturus rises into your east northeastern sky around 9 p.m. tonight. This yellow-orange beauty – like any brilliant star – sparkles wildly when it hovers near the horizon. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes, which represents a Herdsman – though to our modern eyes, this star formation might look more like a kite or snow cone. Arcturus is the fourth brightest star ... Full Story
