March is a unique month for fans of astronomy. Not only is it the moment of one of the most symbolic events of the year, the equinox of spring, but also the beginning point of a new observation season, now that temperatures have raised and it is attainable to spend the nights gazing at the stars.
To celebrate this return, the association Astrofili Veneziani has organized a series of activities in the planetary of Venezia Lido, which are not to be missed if you are a lover of the skies and really worth discovering if you are curious to enter this fascinating planet.
เว็บไซต์ดาราศาสตร์ began the initial Sunday of this month with the conference “The Orientation of Medieval Churches in Venice and the Veneto Area”, held by the archeologist and writer Eva Spinazze. In the exact same way that in numerous religions the dawn of the sun is a reference point, in the Christian religion it is the symbol of light, the naissance of the sun becoming the representation of Christ and his Resurrection. This is the cause why a significant amount of churches constructed or restructured for the duration of the Middle Age have their apses looking East.
Sunday March 20th, what ever the weather forecast, will be in honor of the spring equinox, the point reached every year when the day lasts the same as the evening for the reason that the sun is perpendicular to the Equator and the line of separation in between the lightened zone of Earth and that on the dark goes by means of the poles. Such event has not left civilizations indifferent all through the centuries and has in truth grow to be a specific occasion for numerous of them. In the catholic church it determines the date of Easter (the very first Sunday soon after the initially complete moon posterior to the spring equinox), it indicators the starting of a new year in the Iranian calendar, Mother’s day in several Arabic nations and national holidays in locations like Japan, Egypt and India.
In the previous the association made in 1976 has had other interesting inaugural meetings like that of last year, committed to discovering and discussing the different and diverse representation of the sky created by unique cultures throughout the history of human mankind. “Star Charts to observe the Sky: from the 1st representations to the modern day Star Atlases” was the title of this initiative that focused on the contributions made by diverse civilizations to the nevertheless present objective of understanding the mysteries of the sky and the universe.
The association Astrofili Veneziani organizes throughout the year a lot of initiatives with the objective of stimulating the interest for astronomy in the province of Venice, specially functioning together with schools and utilizing the planetary as a scenario for its meetings. To this finish it also income from digital media, with a web site where it is feasible to exchange opinions on news and existing concerns in the field, and where people today can post their photographs of astronomic events in Venice like shooting stars, passages from the International Spatial Station, and lunar eclipses.
If you come about to be in Venice in the course of this month of March do not miss the likelihood of visiting the planetarium and of hunting at the sky from the shores of the Laguna. The comparatively limited light pollution need to let you admire clear and spectacular nights devoid of buildings and electric towers disturbing your view.