21 March 2016
The Equinox from Space
Posted by Dan Satterfield

GOES image from Sunday. Notice the terminator is vertical with sun at both of the Poles.
Below is the view from the new Japanese weather satellite Himawari. The Himawari can send back true colour images.
Below is the image from the Meteosat at the Solstice on Dec. 21st of 2015. Notice the 23.5 degree tilt to the terminator.