In the northern hemisphere the vernal equinox occurred occurred at 1544 UTC (11:44 EDT). This marks the exact time the sun crosses the equator. From here until late December the sun will continue to get lower in the sky with each passing day, marking the beginning of fall.
On this same date a new sunspot has appeared. The sunspot has been identified to belong to the new solar cycle 24. The spot is made up of two locations, each about the size of the earth. Over the next couple of days it will traverse across the face of the sun.
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