Spring Equinox photo challenge: name the time and the place
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The 2011 spring equinox in the northern hemisphere occurs Sunday, March 20, 23:21 Universal Time (GMT), the time reference based on the rotation of the earth compared to distant celestial objects (Translate Universal time to my time).
Image courtesy of NASA
For the Spring Equinox Kate Humble and the team have been encouraging you to get the camera ready for the ultimate photo challenge. Send us your photos of sunrise or photos of spring bursting forth where-ever you are. It could be flowers blooming, a beautiful shot of the sun rising or a celebration at an ancient monument like Stonehenge - whatever it is we want to know about it. We'll use the best photos of the 20th/21st March to build a photo montage of the Equinox experience.
Just to give you an idea on the 20th March (UK England) the Sun will rise at 06:04 and set at 18:13 and on 21st March which will see the "first sunrise of Spring" the Sun will rise (UK England) at 06:02 and set at 18:15 (Times the Sun will rise and set where I am).
You can send us your photos by email or add your photos to the BBC 23 Degrees Flickr pool. Wishing everyone a great spring equinox!
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