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For those in mid-northern latitudes, Saturn is close to the pre-dawn sun and well below the slanted morning ecliptic for observers at mid-northern latitudes.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Skywatchers in mid-southern latitudes will have the best chance to see Saturn without rings, but will have to compete with morning twilight over the eastern horizon.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
On this day, the Earth's axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, causing roughly an equal amount of sunlight and dark hours at all latitudes, the National Weather Service explains.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The yacht is named after Robert Were Fox the Younger, a 19th-century scientist who invented a compass that measured magnetic dip at sea in high latitudes, leading to the discovery of the South Pole.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Right Now The possibility of displays of the aurora borealis at more southerly latitudes than is typical comes a spike in solar activity, which is currently at a 23-year high.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Simulations suggest that slopes greater than 14 degrees in higher latitudes, but facing in the poleward direction, may be cool enough for ice to accumulate at shallow depths.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
This resulted in widespread auroras at low latitudes that were viewed by millions across the world.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Skywatchers in mid-southern latitudes will have the best chance to see Saturn without rings, but will have to compete with morning twilight over the eastern horizon.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
On this day, the Earth's axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, causing roughly an equal amount of sunlight and dark hours at all latitudes, the National Weather Service explains.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The yacht is named after Robert Were Fox the Younger, a 19th-century scientist who invented a compass that measured magnetic dip at sea in high latitudes, leading to the discovery of the South Pole.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Right Now The possibility of displays of the aurora borealis at more southerly latitudes than is typical comes a spike in solar activity, which is currently at a 23-year high.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Simulations suggest that slopes greater than 14 degrees in higher latitudes, but facing in the poleward direction, may be cool enough for ice to accumulate at shallow depths.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
This resulted in widespread auroras at low latitudes that were viewed by millions across the world.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Latitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitudes. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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